dissipate
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.
to become scattered or dispersed; be dispelled; disintegrate: The sun shone and the mist dissipated.
to indulge in extravagant, intemperate, or dissolute pleasure.
Origin of dissipate
1synonym study For dissipate
Other words for dissipate
Opposites for dissipate
Other words from dissipate
- dis·si·pat·er, dis·si·pa·tor, noun
- dis·si·pa·tive, adjective
- dis·si·pa·tiv·i·ty [dis-uh-puh-tiv-i-tee], /ˌdɪs ə pəˈtɪv ɪ ti/, noun
- non·dis·si·pa·tive, adjective
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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 PostTeddy 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-ScienceIn 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 NewsAs 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 DiegoIndoor 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.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTThen 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 | THE DAILY BEASTIf 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 | THE 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 | THE DAILY BEASTStanley 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. BallantyneFor a time I attributed your reserve to diffidence, and trusted that time and my efforts would dissipate it.
Alone | Marion HarlandMay they remain so, till the pure light of the gospel shall dissipate the darkness of fanaticism and superstition!
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John FoxeShall 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 RyersonResolution 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
/ (ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪt) /
to exhaust or be exhausted by dispersion
(tr) to scatter or break up
(intr) to indulge in the pursuit of pleasure
Origin of dissipate
1Derived forms of dissipate
- dissipater or dissipator, noun
- dissipative, adjective
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