Webdissipate a crowd. b. : to cause to spread thin or scatter and gradually vanish. one's sympathy is eventually dissipated Andrew Feinberg. c. physics : to lose (heat, electricity, etc.) irrecoverably. 2. : to spend or use up wastefully or foolishly.

Webdis·si·pate 1. To be attenuated and vanish: The dark clouds finally dissipated. 2. To become dispelled; vanish: His anger dissipated in time.

Webdissipate verb [ I or T ] formal uk / ˈdɪs.ɪ.peɪt / us / ˈdɪs.ə.peɪt / to ( cause to) gradually disappear or waste: The heat gradually dissipates into the atmosphere. His anger …

WebSee Definition dissipate 1 of 2 verb 1 as in to disperse to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart dissipated the enemy forces with unremitting artillery fire Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance disperse dispel scatter disband squander clear out isolate diffuse segregate disseminate diverge separate part spread split (up) break up

Webverb (used with object), dis·si·pat·ed, dis·si·pat·ing. to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel. to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; squander; deplete: to dissipate one's …

WebDefinitions of dissipate verb cause to separate and go in different directions synonyms: break up, dispel, disperse, scatter see more verb move away from each other …

Webdis·si·pat·ed (dĭs′ə-pā′tĭd) adj. 1. Intemperate in the pursuit of pleasure; dissolute. 2. Wasted or squandered. 3. Irreversibly lost. Used of energy. dis′si·pat′ed·ly adv. dis′si·pat′ed·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

WebDissipate verb to destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to squander Dissipate verb to separate into parts and disappear; to waste away; to scatter; to disperse; to vanish; as, a fog or cloud gradually dissipates before the rays or heat of the sun; the heat of a body dissipates Dissipate verb

Webadjective formal disapproving uk / ˈdɪs.ɪ.peɪ.tɪd / us / ˈdɪs.ə.peɪ.t̬ɪd / spending too much time enjoying physical pleasures and harmful activities such as drinking a lot of alcohol: He recalled his dissipated youth spent in nightclubs and bars. Synonyms debauched degenerate dissolute literary SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

WebSee definition of dissipate on Dictionary.com verb expend, spend verb disappear synonyms for dissipate Compare Synonyms deplete use up blow consume dump lavish misspend misuse squander waste be wasteful with burn up fritter away indulge oneself kiss goodbye run through throw away trifle away