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dissipate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of dissipate

1 to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart

  • dissipated the enemy forces with unremitting artillery fire
Synonyms of dissipate

clear out, disband, dispel, disperse, scatter, squander
Words Related to dissipate

break up, isolate, part, segregate, separate, split (up)

diffuse, disseminate, diverge, spread
Near Antonyms of dissipate

agglutinate, conglomerate

unify, unite
Antonyms of dissipate

assemble, cluster, collect, concentrate, congregate, gather, ingather

2 to use up carelessly

  • dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures
Synonyms of dissipate

blow, fiddle away, fritter (away), lavish, lose, misspend, run through, spend, squander, throw away, trifle (away), waste
Words Related to dissipate

splurge

consume, deplete, exhaust, impoverish, overspend, shoot

indulge, overindulge

disburse, expend, lay out
Phrases Synonymous with dissipate

play ducks and drakes with (or make ducks and drakes of)
Near Antonyms of dissipate

economize, scrimp, skimp

preserve, protect, save

hoard, lay up
Antonyms of dissipate

conserve

3 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
Synonyms of dissipate

disassemble, disperse, dissolve, scatter
Words Related to dissipate

branch (out), break up, disband, diverge, divide, fork, separate, spill

clear, disappear, evanesce, evaporate, fade, flee, go (away), melt
Near Antonyms of dissipate

congregate, gather, meet

Synonym Discussion of dissipate

scatter, disperse, dissipate, dispel mean to cause to separate or break up. scatter implies a force that drives parts or units irregularly in many directions.
    • the bowling ball scattered the pins
disperse implies a wider separation and a complete breaking up of a mass or group.
    • police dispersed the crowd
dissipate stresses complete disintegration or dissolution and final disappearance.
    • the fog was dissipated by the morning sun
dispel stresses a driving away or getting rid of as if by scattering.
    • an authoritative statement that dispelled all doubt

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