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dissipate

/ dissipate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
live a life or pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
Type of:
live
Derived:
profligacy dissipation dissolution licentiousness
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
move away from each other
"The crowds dispersed"
"The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";"
Type of:
separate part split
Kinds of:
aerosolize aerosolise break volley
Derived:
scatter spread scattering strewing dissipation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
to cause to separate and go in different directions
"She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
Type of:
separate divide
Kinds of:
disband
Derived:
scatter spread scattering strewing dispersion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 4
spend frivolously and unwisely
"Fritter away one''s inheritance"
Type of:
consume squander waste
Derived:
waste wastefulness dissipation
Entails:
consume eat up use up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
57%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
34
Times Searched
1
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live separate part split aerosolize aerosolise break volley divide disband consume squander