The meaning of the word "waste" as it is used in the passage is:
<em>Destroy</em>
The use of the word "waste" suggests:
<em>Death is destructive and devastating.</em>
Let's explore the poem from which this was taken from.
<h3>About John Keats' poem "Ode on a Grecian Urn"</h3>
"Ode on a Grecian Urn" is known to be metaphorical. The poet takes a look at beauty and uses it to relate the relationship between human life and its beauty. He went further to show how they complement each other.
We see the use of "waste" in the last stanza to talk about death:
"<em>When old age shall this generation waste, / Thou shalt remain, in midst of other woe / Than ours, a friend to man". </em>
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The belief that slavery is a morally offensive practice represents MORE kind of social norm.
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