单词 | dissipate |
释义 | dissipate —dissipater, dissipator, n. —dissipative, adj. —dissipativity /dis'euh peuh tiv"i tee/, n. /dis"euh payt'/, v. , dissipated, dissipating. v.t. 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. v.i. 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. [1525-35; < L dissipatus (ptp. of dissipare, dissupare to scatter); see -ATE1] Syn. 1. See scatter. 3. disappear, vanish. Ant. 1, 3. unite. |
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