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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 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 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.
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).
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)
[transitive] dissipate something to waste something, such as time or money, especially by not planning the best way of using it synonym squander. She was determined to achieve results and not to dissipate her energies.
dissipate. ( ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪt) vb. 1. to exhaust or be exhausted by dispersion. 2. ( tr) to scatter or break up. 3. ( intr) to indulge in the pursuit of pleasure. [C15: from Latin dissipāre to disperse, from dis- 1 + supāre to throw]
6 days ago · When something dissipates or when you dissipate it, it becomes less or becomes less strong until it disappears or goes away completely. [ formal ] The tension in the room had dissipated.
DISSIPATE definition: to disappear, or to make something disappear: . Learn more.
1. When something dissipates or when you dissipate it, it becomes less or becomes less strong until it disappears or goes away completely. [formal] [...] 2. When someone dissipates money, time, or effort, they waste it in a foolish way. [formal] [...] More.
