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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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   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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   dissipate: [verb] to break up and drive off. to cause to spread thin or scatter and gradually vanish. to lose (heat, electricity, etc.) irrecoverably.

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   To dissipate is to disperse or fade away — as a bad smell will dissipate (usually) if you wait long enough.

5. 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.

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

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   3 meanings: 1. to exhaust or be exhausted by dispersion 2. to scatter or break up 3. to indulge in the pursuit of pleasure.... Click for more definitions.

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   Define dissipate. dissipate synonyms, dissipate pronunciation, dissipate translation, English dictionary definition of dissipate. v. dis·si·pat·ed , dis·si·pat·ing , dis·si·pates v. tr. 1.

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   Definition of dissipate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Dissipate definition: to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.. See examples of DISSIPATE used in a sentence.

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    Dissipate definition: To cause to lose (energy, such as heat) irreversibly.

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