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dissipateOne entry found. Main Entry: dis·si·pate Pronunciation: \ˈdi-sə-ˌpāt\ Function: verb Inflected Form(s): dis·si·pat·ed; dis·si·pat·ing Etymology: Latin dissipatus, past participle of dissipare, dissupare, from dis- + supare to throw Date: 15th century transitive verb 1 a : to break up and drive off (as a crowd) b : to cause to spread thin or scatter and gradually vanish <one's sympathy is eventually dissipated — Andrew Feinberg> c : to lose (as heat or electricity) irrecoverably synonyms see scatter — dis·si·pat·er noun
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