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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

   Scrabble Points: 12

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

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

   • 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...

   • Znaczenie Dissipate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DISSIPATE definicja: 1. to (cause to) gradually disappear or...

   • Dissipative

     DISSIPATIVE definition: 1. relating to dissipation (= the...

   • Profligate

     PROFLIGATE definition: 1. spending money or using something...

   • Dissipate in Russian

     DISSIPATE translate: рассеивать(ся) . Learn more in the...

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

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, and examples of the verb dissipate, which means to break up, scatter, or vanish. Find out how to use dissipate in different contexts, such as physics, finance, or law.

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

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   Dissipate means to gradually disappear or waste something. Learn how to use this formal verb in different contexts, see sample sentences and find translations in other languages.

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

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   Dissipate means to scatter, disperse, or squander something. It can also mean to become scattered or exhausted. See examples, synonyms, antonyms, and word history of dissipate.

7. 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).

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

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   Learn the meaning of dissipate, a verb that means to become less strong, to scatter, or to waste something. See synonyms, examples, and word origin of dissipate.

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

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   Dissipate means to break apart, scatter, or disappear, or to spend or waste something frivolously. See the verb forms, synonyms, and translations of dissipate in different contexts and languages.