dis|si|pate

dis|si|pate
dis|si|pate «DIHS uh payt», verb, -pat|ed, -pat|ing.
–v.t.
1. to spread in different directions; scatter. »

The sun dissipated the mist. After a brisk morning wind dissipated the clouds, the sky was clear all day.

2. to cause to disappear; dispel: »

Figurative. What little romantic glamour this Christmas homecoming had held for her was dissipated (Theodore Dreiser).

3. to spend foolishly; waste on things of little value; squander: »

The extravagant son soon dissipated his father's fortune.

–v.i.
1. to scatter so as to disappear; disperse: »

The morning haze had dissipated by ten o'clock.

2. to disappear; vanish: »

Figurative. His disappointment dissipated when he realized that he was an adventurer, journeying to fight for love (James T. Farrell).

3. to indulge too much in sensual or foolish pleasures.
╂[< Latin dissipāre (with English -ate1) < dis- apart + supāre throw]

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