1
as in to disperse
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
dissipated the enemy forces with unremitting artillery fire
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2
as in to spend
to use up carelessly
dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures
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3
as in to disappear
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole
the fog should dissipate once the sun comes out in full force
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as in waster
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Recent Examples of dissipate
Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Apple's thinnest phone has less room to dissipate heat, which leads to more aggressive thermal throttling, especially for 3D apps like games.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Being intimate with Olivia helped my shame dissipate.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
Likewise, early hints at darker character flaws — like that Edward might become drunk on power or that Rafferty might have a sadistic streak — tend to dissipate as the characters grow or deepen.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
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Noun
That gives the storm enough time to move away or dissipate.
—Staff Reports, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Apple's thinnest phone has less room to dissipate heat, which leads to more aggressive thermal throttling, especially for 3D apps like games.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Being intimate with Olivia helped my shame dissipate.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
Likewise, early hints at darker character flaws — like that Edward might become drunk on power or that Rafferty might have a sadistic streak — tend to dissipate as the characters grow or deepen.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipate
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Griffith and CityBeat reporter Madeline Fening are facing charges, including disorderly conduct, failure to disperse, obstructing a highway and obstructing an emergency responder.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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The announcement sparked protests, with workers blocking the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway until police were called to disperse the crowd.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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That year, the board hired Pat Gelsinger, an engineer who had spent 30 years at Intel before leaving it for other companies and eventually running VMware.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Elordi spent up to 10 hours per session in the makeup chair and worked 18-hour days in full prosthetics.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Dark skies With the fire burning, Blossom of Medstar, noticed the morning's sun disappeared.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Earhart flew The Electra, which disappeared on July 2, 1937, while flying from New Guinea to Howland Island.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Show me exactly how to reorganize my day to focus on growth drivers first, which of my tasks are secretly time-wasters dressed as important work, and how to say no to everything else.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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For example, default settings for focus time added blocking of sites in the categories Shopping, Tabloids, and Time wasters.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
13 Jan. 2025
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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's most recent analysis from June estimates 16 million Americans will lose their health care coverage by 2034 due to the cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Many argue that Japan is at risk of losing its way of life, or that Japanese workers are being edged out of jobs.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The oily, tar-like creosote inside your firebox can be dissolved with an alkaline cleaner.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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Lean into it — this is how bonds deepen or dissolve.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
5 Oct. 2025
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Their spending habits were that of a spendthrift, and there was only one parent really making any income.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
10 Sep. 2025
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Republicans should make liberals justify their own spendthrift ways, rather than playing defense.—
Erick Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025
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As anger fades into apathy and grief is aggravated by guilt, the public also chooses silence.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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While pie crust seems to be fading away, some chefs would rather think completely outside the box by creating a completely different crust.—
Amber Love Bond,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Dissipate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipate. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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