dissipate

[ dis-uh-peyt ]

/ ˈdɪs əˌpeɪt /

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verb (used with object), dis·si·pat·ed, dis·si·pat·ing.

to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.

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.

to indulge in extravagant, intemperate, or dissolute pleasure.

OTHER WORDS FOR dissipate

3 disappear, vanish.

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OPPOSITES FOR dissipate

1, 3 unite.

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Origin of dissipate

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin dissipātus (past participle of dissipāre, dissupāre “to scatter”); see -ate¹

synonym study for dissipate

1. See scatter.

OTHER WORDS FROM dissipate

dis·si·pat·er, dis·si·pa·tor, noundis·si·pa·tive, adjectivedis·si·pa·tiv·i·ty

[dis-uh-puh-tiv-i-tee], /ˌdɪs ə pəˈtɪv ɪ ti/, nounnon·dis·si·pa·tive, adjective

Words nearby dissipate

dissimilate, dissimilation, dissimilitude, dissimulate, dissimulation, dissipate, dissipated, dissipation, dissipation trail, dissipative system, dissociable

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How to use dissipate in a sentence

Congress passed four bills totaling an unprecedented $3 trillion in aid in the spring, but since then the bipartisan urgency that existed at the beginning of the pandemic has dissipated and the Senate hasn’t passed a related bill since.
Pelosi, Mnuchin meet on economic relief deal as both sides express optimism|Erica Werner, Jeff Stein, Rachael Bade|September 30, 2020|Washington Post
Teddy is likely to strengthen as it heads towards Bermuda, while Vicky is expected to dissipate by the end of the week.
A nearly unprecedented cluster of tropical storms are brewing in the Atlantic|Sara Chodosh|September 15, 2020|Popular-Science
In perhaps a stroke of good luck in the midst of this string of weather extremes, Marco dissipated instead.
What’s behind August 2020’s extreme weather? Climate change and bad luck|Carolyn Gramling|August 27, 2020|Science News
As of Tuesday, smoke from the fire dissipated some but not enough to quell concerns from community members.
Answers on Navy Fire’s Health Impacts Won’t Come Right Away|MacKenzie Elmer|July 14, 2020|Voice of San Diego

Indoor settings dominate, partly because the virus hit during winter, when people spend most of their time indoors, and partly because in outdoor settings an abundant flow of fresh air helps dissipate virus particles exhaled by an infected person.
COVID-19 case clusters offer lessons and warnings for reopening|Helen Thompson|June 18, 2020|Science News
Tuesday night saw a peaceful protest dissipate, only for more unrest to occur shortly after.
Ferguson Chaos Is Only Just Beginning|Justin Glawe|August 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It will dissipate support for building the coalition and sustaining its efforts over the coming years.
Here's How to Dig Out of This 'Stupid Sh*t' U.S. Foreign Policy|Leslie H. Gelb|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then it can either dissipate and you become friends again, or you become more than friends.
Daniel Radcliffe on Sex, ‘Harry Potter,’ and Complicated Relationships|Marlow Stern|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If we aspire to that personally and legislate for it publicly, the ugliness will dissipate.
In Gay Rights Fights, Bullies Love to Play the Victim|Tim Teeman|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I think that the skepticism and the cynicism that she had began to dissipate over time,” McKeon says.
Bronx Judge Helps Dominique Strauss-Kahn Maid Nafissatou Diallo Find Justice|Michael Daly|December 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Stanley was of a somewhat eccentric turn of mind, and seldom allowed his thoughts to dissipate without taking action of some kind.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
For a time I attributed your reserve to diffidence, and trusted that time and my efforts would dissipate it.
Alone|Marion Harland
May they remain so, till the pure light of the gospel shall dissipate the darkness of fanaticism and superstition!
Fox's Book of Martyrs|John Foxe
Shall there be no reserved power in the empire to supply a deficiency which may weaken, divide, and dissipate the whole?
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2|Egerton Ryerson
Resolution and decision ought to dissipate such restraints, and to leave men free at once to act upon their own convictions.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster|Daniel Webster

British Dictionary definitions for dissipate

dissipate

/ (ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪt) /

verb

to exhaust or be exhausted by dispersion

(tr) to scatter or break up

(intr) to indulge in the pursuit of pleasure

Derived forms of dissipate

dissipater or dissipator, noundissipative, adjective

Word Origin for dissipate

C15: from Latin dissipāre to disperse, from dis- 1 + supāre to throw

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