Definition of dissipate

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Dissipate (v. i.) 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..

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Evaporate :: Evaporate (v. t.) To escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to be wasted, as, the spirit of writer often evaporates in the process of translation..
Dissipate :: Dissipate (v. t.) To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to disappear; -- used esp. of the dispersion of things that can never again be collected or restored.
Squander :: Squander (v. t.) To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally or wastefully; to use without economy or judgment; to dissipate; as, to squander an estate..
Scatter :: Scatter (v. i.) To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm..
Roast :: Roast (v. t.) To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores..
Dissolve :: Dissolve (v. i.) To waste away; to be dissipated; to be decomposed or broken up.
Dissipated :: Dissipated (imp. & p. p.) of Dissipat.
Evaporate :: Evaporate (v. t.) To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in practice too minute to be visible..
Vanish :: Vanish (v. i.) To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated; a ship vanishes from the sight of spectators on land..
Prodigally :: Prodigally (adv.) In a prodigal manner; with profusion of expense; extravagantly; wasteful; profusely; lavishly; as, an estate prodigally dissipated..
Embezzle :: Embezzle (v. t.) To misappropriate; to waste; to dissipate in extravagance.
Discuss :: Discuss (v. t.) To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; -- said especially of tumors.
Thoughtless :: Thoughtless (adv.) Giddy; gay; dissipated.
Dissipative :: Dissipative (a.) Tending to dissipate.
Dispel :: Dispel (v. t.) To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish; to clear away; to banish; to dissipate; as, to dispel a cloud, vapors, cares, doubts, illusions..
Dissipated :: Dissipated (a.) Squandered; scattered.
Dissipate :: Dissipate (v. i.) 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..
Break :: Break (v. i.) To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the clouds are breaking..
Bummer :: Bummer (n.) An idle, worthless fellow, who is without any visible means of support; a dissipated sponger..
Dissipativity :: Dissipativity (n.) The rate at which palpable energy is dissipated away into other forms of energy.
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