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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•si•pate /ˈdɪsəˌpeɪt/USA pronunciation v., -pat•ed, -pat•ing. - to (cause to) become scattered in various directions;
disperse: [no object]The fog dissipated when the sun rose.[~ + object]The police managed to dissipate the mob in minutes. - to spend wastefully;
misspend:[~ + object]He dissipated his large inheritance.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•si•pate (dis′ə pāt′),USA pronunciation v., -pat•ed, -pat•ing. v.t. - 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. v.i. - to become scattered or dispersed;
be dispelled; disintegrate:The sun shone and the mist dissipated. - to indulge in extravagant, intemperate, or dissolute pleasure.
- Latin dissipātus (past participle of dissipāre, dissupāre to scatter); see -ate1
- 1525–35
dis′si•pat′er, dis′si•pa′tor, n. dis′si•pa′tive, adj. dis•si•pa•tiv•i•ty (dis′ə pə tiv′i tē),USA pronunciation n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See scatter.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disappear, vanish.
- 1, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unite.
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