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Definitions for Dissipate
[1] to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
[2] to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; squander; deplete: to dissipate one's talents; to dissipate a fortune on high living.
[3] to become scattered or dispersed; be dispelled; disintegrate: The sun shone and the mist dissipated.
[4] to indulge in extravagant, intemperate, or dissolute pleasure.
[5] to exhaust or be exhausted by dispersion
[6] (tr) to scatter or break up
[7] (intr) to indulge in the pursuit of pleasure
Words related to Dissipate
deplete, evaporate, dispel, spread, disperse, vanish, dissolve, blow, consume, dump, lavish, misspend, misuse, waste, squander, evanesce, scatter
Words nearby Dissipate
dissimilate, dissimilation, dissimilitude, dissimulate, dissimulation, dissipate, dissipated, dissipation, dissipation trail, dissipative system, dissociable
Origin of Dissipate
1525–35; < Latin dissipātus (past participle of dissipāre, dissupāre to scatter); see -ate1
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
Word origin for Dissipate
C15: from Latin dissipāre to disperse, from dis- 1 + supāre to throw
Synonyms for Dissipate
deplete, use up, blow, consume, dump, lavish, misspend, misuse, squander, waste, be wasteful with, burn up, fritter away, indulge oneself, kiss goodbye, run through, throw away, trifle away