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   dissipate

   /ˈdɪsɪpeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. (with reference to a feeling or emotion) disappear or cause to disappear: "the concern she'd felt for him had wholly dissipated" Similar disappearvanishevaporatedissolvemelt awaymelt into thin airbe dispelleddematerializedispersescatterdrive awaydispelbanishquellallaycheckliterary:evanesceOpposite growdevelop
   • ▪ disperse or scatter: "the cloud of smoke dissipated"
   • 2. waste or fritter away (money, energy, or resources): "he inherited, but then dissipated, his father's fortune" Similar squanderfritter (away)misspendwastethrow awaymake poor use ofbe prodigal withspend recklessly/freelylavishexpendspend like waterthrow around like confettiexhaustdraindepleteburn (up)use upconsumerun throughgo throughloseinformal:blowsplurgepour/throw down the drainspend money as if it grows on treesspend money as if there were no tomorrowspend money as if it were going out of style/fashionbluevulgar slang:piss awayOpposite save
   • ▪ cause (energy) to be lost through its conversion to heat: "no power is dissipated in this sort of control element"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin dissipat- ‘scattered’, from the verb dissipare, from dis- ‘apart, widely’ + supare ‘to throw’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dissipative adjective
   • 2. dissipator noun

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

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   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)

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   The meaning of DISSIPATE is to break up and drive off. How to use dissipate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dissipate.

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

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   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)

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   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.

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   To dissipate is to disperse or fade away — as a bad smell will dissipate (usually) if you wait long enough. Dissipate can also mean “spend or use wastefully.” If you win the lottery, you might suddenly find yourself with a group of new friends encouraging you to dissipate your money (on them).

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISSIPATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   verb. 1. to exhaust or be exhausted by dispersion. 2. (transitive) to scatter or break up. 3. (intransitive) to indulge in the pursuit of pleasure.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › dissipateDissipate - definition of dissipate by The Free Dictionary

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   a. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander: dissipated his fortune in casinos. b. To use up, especially recklessly; exhaust: dissipated their energy. See Synonyms at waste. 3. To cause to lose (energy, such as heat) irreversibly. v.intr. 1. To be attenuated and vanish: The dark clouds finally dissipated. 2.