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- Dictionarydis·si·pate/ˈdisəˌpāt/
verb
- 1. (with reference to a feeling or other intangible thing) disappear or cause to disappear: "the concern she'd felt for him had wholly dissipated" Similar Opposite
- 2. squander or fritter away (money, energy, or resources): "he had dissipated his entire fortune" Similar Opposite
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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.
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)
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).
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.
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)
When something dissipates or when you dissipate it, it becomes less or becomes less strong until it disappears or goes away completely.
dissipate. ( ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪt) vb. 1. to exhaust or be exhausted by dispersion. 2. ( tr) to scatter or break up. 3. ( intr) to indulge in the pursuit of pleasure. [C15: from Latin dissipāre to disperse, from dis- 1 + supāre to throw]
[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.
to disappear, or to make something disappear: The heat gradually dissipates into the atmosphere. (Definition of dissipate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of dissipate. in Chinese (Traditional) （使）逐漸消失, （使）逐漸浪費掉… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （使）逐渐消失, （使）逐渐浪费掉… See more. in Spanish.
Definitions of 'dissipate' 1. When something dissipates or when you dissipate it, it becomes less or becomes less strong until it disappears or goes away completely. [formal] [...] 2. When someone dissipates money, time, or effort, they waste it in a foolish way. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'dissipate'
