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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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   DISSIPATE definition: 1. to (cause to) gradually disappear or waste: 2. to (cause to) gradually disappear or waste: 3…. Learn more.

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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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   DISSIPATE meaning: 1. to (cause to) gradually disappear or waste: 2. to (cause to) gradually disappear or waste: 3…. Learn more.

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

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   When something dissipates or when you dissipate it, it becomes less or becomes less strong until it disappears or goes away completely. [ formal ] The tension in the room had dissipated.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dissipateDissipate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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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.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondissipate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [transitive] dissipate something to waste something, such as time or money, especially by not planning the best way of using it synonym squander. She was determined to achieve results and not to dissipate her energies.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of dissipate – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   DISSIPATE definition: to disappear, or to make something disappear: . Learn more.

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

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   1. to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel. 2. to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; deplete. 3. to become scattered or dispersed. 4. to indulge in extravagant, intemperate, or dissolute pleasure. dis′si•pat`er, dis′si•pa`tor, n. syn: See scatter.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDISSIPATE - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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    A complete guide to the word "DISSIPATE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › dissipateDissipate Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    DISSIPATE meaning: 1 : to cause (something) to spread out and disappear; 2 : to separate into parts and disappear or go away often used figuratively