The meaning of DISSIPATE is to break up and drive off. How to use dissipate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dissipate.

dissipated, dissipating to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel. Antonyms: unite to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; squander; deplete. to dissipate one's talents; to dissipate a fortune on …

DISSIPATING definition: 1. present participle of dissipate 2. to (cause to) gradually disappear or waste: . Learn more.

To dissipate is to disperse or fade away — as a bad smell will dissipate (usually) if you wait long enough. Dissipate can also mean “spend or use wastefully.” If you win the lottery, you might …

Definition of dissipate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

He is dissipating his time and energy on too many different things. [VERB noun] Her father had dissipated her inheritance. [VERB noun]

1. to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel. 2. to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; deplete. 3. to become scattered or dispersed. 4. to indulge in extravagant, intemperate, or dissolute …

dis•si•pate /ˈdɪsəˌpeɪt/ v., -pat•ed, -pat•ing. disperse: [no object] The fog dissipated when the sun rose.[~ + object] The police managed to dissipate the mob in minutes. misspend:[~ + object] He dissipated …

Her anger began to dissipate after a while. He had dissipated [= squandered] his family's fortune in only a few years.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dis‧si‧pate /ˈdɪsəpeɪt/ verb formal 1 [intransitive, transitive] to gradually become less or weaker before disappearing completely, or to make something …