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

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   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. See synonyms, examples, word history, and legal definition of dissipate.

3. 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 examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

4. 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).

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   to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; squander; deplete: to dissipate one's talents; to dissipate a fortune on high living. verb (used without object) , dis·si·pat·ed, dis·si·pat·ing. to become scattered or dispersed; be dispelled; disintegrate: The sun shone and the mist dissipated. Synonyms: vanish, disappear. Antonyms: unite.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDISSIPATE definition in American English - Collins Online ...

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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. The tension in the room had dissipated. American English : dissipate / ˈdɪsɪpeɪt /

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

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   Dissipate means to become less or disappear completely, or to waste something in a foolish way. Learn how to use this formal word in different contexts, with synonyms, pronunciation, and translations.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDISSIPATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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    Dissipate means to disappear, or to make something disappear. For example, the heat gradually dissipates into the atmosphere. See more translations and usage of dissipate in different languages.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordDISSIPATE - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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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.