How is “to spare” used?

In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), one line is: “I know you wished me to spare the life of the scientist”

Which movie is “to spare” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).

to spare

if you have time, money, etc. to spare, you have more than you need; to save someone from having to go through something unpleasant; to choose not to kill, punish, or harm someone

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if you have time, money, etc. to spare, you have more than you need
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to save someone from having to go through something unpleasant
He wanted to spare me the sight of his suffering.
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to choose not to kill, punish, or harm someone

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Definiciones del Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9.ª edición

I know you wished me to spare the life of the scientist

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)74:49

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