prodigo
τὸ δανείζεσθαι τῆς ἐσχάτης ἀφροσύνης καὶ μαλακίας ἐστίν → being in debt is a mark of extreme folly and moral weakness (Plutarch, On Avoiding Debt 829F3)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prōdĭgo: ēgi, actum, 3, v. a. pro-ago,
I to drive forth, to drive to a place.
I Lit. (ante-class.): sues in lutosos limites, Varr. R. R. 2, 4: in pabulum, id. ib. 2, 7 med.: pulli prodigendi in solem, id. ib. 3, 9 med. —
II Transf., to get rid of.
A In a good sense, to use up, consume (post-class.): esculentum potulentumve, Dig. 1, 18, 18.—
B In a bad sense, to squander, to lavish, waste, dissipate (not in Cic. or Cæs.; cf.: effundo, profundo, consumo): festo die si quid prodegeris, Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 10: suom, id. Merc. 5, 4, 60: aliena bona, Sall. Or. Lepidi contra Sull.: opes, Suet. ner. 30: sua, Tac. H. 1, 20: illi prodigere vitam pro victoriā contendentes, Amm. 16, 12, 50: singulos artus suos fortunae prodigendos dare quaestu atque compendio gloriarum, Gell. 2, 27, 5.
