dissipate

  • 21dissipate — [ dɪsɪpeɪt] verb 1》 be or cause to be dispelled or dispersed. 2》 waste (money, energy, or resources). 3》 Physics cause (energy) to be lost through its conversion into heat. Derivatives dissipative adjective dissipator (also dissipater) noun… …

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  • 22dissipate — I. v. a. 1. Disperse, dispel, scatter, drive away. 2. Waste, squander, lavish, consume, spend lavishly, throw away. II. v. n. 1. Vanish, disappear, scatter, disperse. 2. Live dissolutely, be dissolute, practise debauchery, indulge in dissipation …

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  • 23dissipate — verb formal 1 (I, T) to scatter or disappear, or make something do this: England s arrogance was dissipated by a 1 0 defeat by the United States. 2 (T) to gradually waste something such as money or energy by trying to do a lot of different or… …

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  • 24dissipate — verb 1) his anger dissipated Syn: disappear, vanish, evaporate, dissolve, melt away, melt into thin air, be dispelled; disperse, scatter; literary evanesce See note at scatter 2) he dissipated his fortune …

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  • 25dissipate — v 1. scatter, disperse, strew, bestrew; dispel, broadcast, sow, disseminate; diffuse, spread abroad, throw to the winds, distribute; sprinkle, spatter. 2. squander, misspend, lavish, indulge oneself, spend money as though there s no tomorrow, not …

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  • 26dissipate — dis·si·pate …

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  • 27dissipate — [ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪt] verb [I/T] formal to gradually disappear by becoming less strong, or to make something do this …

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  • 28dissipate — 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,… …

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  • 29dissipate — [c]/ˈdɪsəpeɪt / (say disuhpayt) verb (dissipated, dissipating) –verb (t) 1. to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel; disintegrate. 2. to scatter wastefully or extravagantly; squander. –verb (i) 3. to become scattered or dispersed; be… …

  • 30dissipate —    Uha uha.   Also: luaiele, ho omāuna, haulani, pāhola, koaka …

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