Dissipate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdɪsɪpeɪt|  American pronunciation of the word dissipate
Brit.  |ˈdɪsɪpeɪt|  British pronunciation of the word dissipate

verb

- to cause to separate and go in different directions (syn: break up, dispel, disperse, scatter)
- move away from each other (syn: disperse, scatter, spread out)
- spend frivolously and unwisely (syn: fool, fool away, fritter, shoot)
- live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption

Extra examples

The morning sun dissipated the fog.

The fog should dissipate soon.

This illusion may be dissipated by a process of reasoning.

As he thought it over, his anger gradually dissipated.

Little by little, the smoke was dissipated by the breeze.

His savings were soon dissipated.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: dissipate
he/she/it: dissipates
present participle: dissipating
past tense: dissipated
past participle: dissipated
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