dissipated

[ dis-uh-pey-tid ]

/ ˈdɪs əˌpeɪ tɪd /

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adjective

indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.

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without interest or significance; dull; insipid.

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Words nearby dissipated

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

Origin of dissipated

First recorded in 1600–10; dissipate + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM dissipated

dis·si·pat·ed·ly, adverbdis·si·pa·ted·ness, nounnon·dis·si·pat·ed, adjectivenon·dis·si·pat·ed·ly, adverb

non·dis·si·pat·ed·ness, nounun·dis·si·pat·ed, adjectivewell-dis·si·pat·ed, adjective

Definition for dissipated (2 of 2)

dissipate

[ dis-uh-peyt ]

/ ˈdɪs əˌpeɪt /

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.

Origin of dissipate

1525–35; < Latin dissipātus (past participle of dissipāre, dissupāre to scatter); see -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR dissipate

1 See scatter.

3 disappear, vanish.

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ANTONYMS FOR dissipate

1, 3 unite.

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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

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Example sentences from the Web for dissipated

In some cases the cost can linger long after the pleasure has dissipated.
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“This actually really surpassed my expectations,” Lawrence told us later on, well after the crowd had dissipated.
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We followed his advice, and in a few minutes had left the dissipated miners to their revels.
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No doubt it is a law of taste that force may be dissipated by repetition if carried beyond a certain point.
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Camillo and Camilla agree to wear the mask of a dissipated couple.
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All fears of immediate inevitable industrial collapse which haunted us at the beginning of the war have been dissipated.
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British Dictionary definitions for dissipated (1 of 2)

dissipated

/ (ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪtɪd) /

adjective

indulging without restraint in the pursuit of pleasure; debauched

wasted, scattered, or exhausted

Derived forms of dissipated

dissipatedly, adverbdissipatedness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for dissipated (2 of 2)

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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dissipated

adjective

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Definition for dissipated (2 of 2)

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

verb (used without object), dis·si·pat·ed, dis·si·pat·ing.

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adjective

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verb

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