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1. (v.t.) dissipate
to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
2. dissipate
to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; deplete.
3. (v.i.) dissipate
to become scattered or dispersed.
4. dissipate
to indulge in extravagant, intemperate, or dissolute pleasure.
Etymology: (1525–35; < L dissipātus, ptp. of dissipāre, dissupāre to scatter)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter
to cause to separate and go in different directions
"She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
2. (verb) disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
move away from each other
"The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
3. (verb) fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
spend frivolously and unwisely
"Fritter away one's inheritance"
4. (verb) dissipate
live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) dissipate
to scatter completely; to disperse and cause to disappear; -- used esp. of the dispersion of things that can never again be collected or restored
2. (verb) dissipate
to destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to squander
3. (verb) dissipate
to separate into parts and disappear; to waste away; to scatter; to disperse; to vanish; as, a fog or cloud gradually dissipates before the rays or heat of the sun; the heat of a body dissipates
4. (verb) dissipate
to be extravagant, wasteful, or dissolute in the pursuit of pleasure; to engage in dissipation
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