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dissipate
[ dis-uh-peyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
Antonyms:
- to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; squander; deplete:
to dissipate one's talents; to dissipate a fortune on high living.
verb (used without object)
- to become scattered or dispersed; be dispelled; disintegrate:
The sun shone and the mist dissipated.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- to indulge in extravagant, intemperate, or dissolute pleasure.
dissipate
/ ˈɪɪˌɪ /
verb
- to exhaust or be exhausted by dispersion
- tr to scatter or break up
- intr to indulge in the pursuit of pleasure
Derived Forms
- ˈ徱ˌ貹پ, adjective
- ˈ徱ˌ貹ٱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- 徱s·貹e 徱s·貹tǰ noun
- 徱s·貹t adjective
- 徱··貹·پ··ٲ [dis-, uh, -p, uh, -, tiv, -i-tee], noun
- non·徱s·貹t adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dissipate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dissipate1
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Example Sentences
“While California enjoys a high GDP, it dissipates the effective purchasing power through high and increasing costs of living,” the California Center for Jobs and the Economy observed after the latest announcement.
Saturday’s rain should dissipate around noon, and “spotty and sparse” showers will continue throughout the day, said National Weather Service meteorologist Bryan Lewis.
“I was really terrified to look at it,” says Tony Gilroy, but that soon dissipated.
Now, the utility is exploring it as a leading theory and also ensuring that similar idle equipment is properly grounded, so that sudden power surges can be safely dissipated into the earth.
Transmission towers must be grounded — or carefully connected to the earth — to safely dissipate energy from lightning strikes and voltage surges.
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