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- DictionaryDis·si·pate/ˈdisəˌpāt/
verb
- 1. (with reference to a feeling or other intangible thing) disappear or cause to disappear: "the concern she'd felt for him had wholly dissipated"
- 2. squander or fritter away (money, energy, or resources): "he had dissipated his entire fortune"
1. : to break up and scatter or vanish. The clouds dissipated and the sun came out. The team's early momentum has dissipated. 2. : to be extravagant or dissolute in the pursuit of pleasure.
To dissipate is to disperse or fade away — as a bad smell will dissipate (usually) if you wait long enough. Dissipate can also mean “spend or use wastefully.”. If you win the lottery, you might suddenly find yourself with a group of new friends encouraging you to dissipate your money (on them).
1. to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel. 2. to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; deplete.
to disappear gradually, or to cause something to disappear gradually: [ T ] It took months of effort to dissipate the oil spill in the North Sea. dissipation. noun [ U ] us/ˌdɪs·əˈpeɪ·ʃən/ (Definition of dissipate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
to disappear gradually, or to cause something to disappear gradually: [ T ] It took months of effort to dissipate the oil spill in the North Sea. dissipation. noun [ U ] us / ˌdɪs·əˈpeɪ·ʃən / (Definition of dissipate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of dissipate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When something dissipates or when you dissipate it, it becomes less or becomes less strong until it disappears or goes away completely. The tension in the room had dissipated.
to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel. Antonyms: unite. 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.
Dissipate definition: To cause to lose (energy, such as heat) irreversibly.
DISSIPATE meaning: 1 : to cause (something) to spread out and disappear; 2 : to separate into parts and disappear or go away often used figuratively.
