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    dissipated
    /ˈdɪsɪpeɪtɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person or way of life) overindulging in sensual pleasures: "dissipated behaviour"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISSIPATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to disappear gradually, or to cause something to disappear gradually: [ T ] It took months of effort to dissipate the oil spill in the North Sea. dissipation. noun [ U ] us / ˌdɪs·əˈpeɪ·ʃən / (Definition of dissipate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

    • English (US)

      to disappear gradually, or to cause something to disappear...

    • Dissimilitude

      DISSIMILITUDE definition: 1. a difference, or the state of...

    • Traditional

      DISSIPATE translate: （使）逐漸消失;（使）逐漸浪費掉. Learn more in the...

    • Simplified

      DISSIPATE translate: （使）逐渐消失;（使）逐渐浪费掉. Learn more in the...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dissipateDissipate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Dissipate means to break up and drive off, to cause to spread thin or scatter, to lose irrecoverably, or to spend or use up wastefully or foolishly. See synonyms, examples, word history, and legal definition of dissipate.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISSIPATED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Dissipated means spending too much time enjoying physical pleasures and harmful activities such as drinking a lot of alcohol. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, and usage of dissipated with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dissipatedDissipated Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Dissipated means affected by or showing the effects of dissipation, which is a state of moral or intellectual decline. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for dissipated.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › dissipateDISSIPATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    verb (used with object) , dis·si·pat·ed, dis·si·pat·ing. to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel. Antonyms: unite. to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; squander; deplete: to dissipate one's talents; to dissipate a fortune on high living.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISSIPATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Dissipate means to gradually disappear or waste something. Learn how to use this formal verb in different contexts with sentences and synonyms from various sources.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › dissipatedDISSIPATED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Dissipated definition: indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.. See examples of DISSIPATED used in a sentence.