Definition of dissipate
dissipated
;dissipating
transitive verb
1a : to break up and drive off dissipate a crowdb : to cause to spread thin or scatter and gradually vanish one's sympathy is eventually dissipated — Andrew Feinbergc physics : to lose (heat, electricity, etc.) irrecoverably
2 : to spend or use up wastefully or foolishly dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures
intransitive verb
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; especially : to drink to excess his extended dissipating of the night before
dissipater
nounFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of dissipate in a Sentence
The morning sun dissipated the fog.
The fog should dissipate soon.
Recent Examples of dissipate from the Web
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The crushing force also dissipates additional energy at a rate that's 50 percent better than EPS by releasing heat during the process.
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The compressed springs capture and hold on to the energy that would otherwise be dissipated.
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For the time being, the the National Hurricane Center predicts that Tropical Depression Four will maintain its weak intensity over the next 48 hours before dissipating by Saturday or Sunday.
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Still, heightened tensions haven’t dissipated, sources said.
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Moreover, if people stop taking the PPIs quickly, the hallucinations dissipate readily.
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Moreover, if people stop taking the PPIs quickly, the hallucinations dissipate readily.
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Moreover, if people stop taking the PPIs quickly, the hallucinations dissipate readily.
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But if Handel wins, a lot of those concerns might dissipate.
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Origin and Etymology of dissipate
Latin dissipatus, past participle of dissipare, dissupare, from dis- + supare to throw
Synonym Discussion of dissipate
DISSIPATE Defined for English Language Learners
dissipate
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: to cause (something) to spread out and disappear
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: to separate into parts and disappear or go away
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: to use all or a lot of (something, such as money or time) in a foolish way
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dissipate
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dissipated
dissipating
: to use (marital assets) for one's own benefit and to the exclusion of one's spouse for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when the marriage is undergoing an irretrievable breakdown
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