dis·si·pate

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• dis|cul|pate — «dihs KUHL payt», transitive verb, pat|ed, pat|ing. to free from blame or fault; exculpate. ╂[< Medieval Latin disculpare (with English ate1) < Latin dis not + culpāre to blame < …   Useful english dictionary

• 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; …   Useful english dictionary

• dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

• pate — ad·dle·pate; ad·i·pate; an·tic·i·pate; apoc·o·pate; clod·pate; col·pate; con·sti·pate; cris·pate; cus·pate; dis·cre·pate; dis·cul·pate; dun·der·pate; epis·co·pate; ex·cul·pate; ex·tir·pate; for·ci·pate; in·cul·pate; man·ci·pate; nun·cu·pate;… …   English syllables

• discrepate — dis·cre·pate …   English syllables

• disculpate — dis·cul·pate …   English syllables

• dissipate — dis·si·pate …   English syllables

• dissipate — dis•si•pate [[t]ˈdɪs əˌpeɪt[/t]] v. pat•ed, pat•ing 1) to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel 2) cvb to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; deplete 3) to become scattered or dispersed 4) to indulge in extravagant, intemperate,… …   From formal English to slang

• dissipate — dis|si|pate [ˈdısıpeıt] v formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: dissipare, from supare to throw ] 1.) [I and T] to gradually become less or weaker before disappearing completely, or to make something do this ▪ As he thought it over, his anger …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dissipate — dis|si|pate [ dısı,peıt ] verb FORMAL 1. ) intransitive or transitive to gradually disappear by becoming less strong, or to make something do this: a material designed to dissipate heat 2. ) transitive to waste something such as time, money, or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English