dissipate
1dissipate — dis si*pate (d[i^]s s[i^]*p[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissipated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissipating}.] [L. dissipatus, p. p. of dissipare; dis + an obsolete verb sipare, supare. to throw.] 1. To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to… …
2dissipate — dis·si·pate / di sə ˌpāt/ vt pat·ed, pat·ing: to use (marital assets) for one s own benefit and to the exclusion of one s spouse for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when the marriage is undergoing an irretrievable breakdown… …
3dissipate — [v1] expend, spend be wasteful with, blow*, burn up*, consume, deplete, dump*, fritter away, indulge oneself, kiss goodbye*, lavish, misspend, misuse, run through, squander, throw away, trifle away, use up, waste; concepts 156,169 Ant. accumulate …
4Dissipate — Dis si*pate, v. i. 1. To separate into parts and disappear; to waste away; to scatter; to disperse; to vanish; as, a fog or cloud gradually dissipates before the rays or heat of the sun; the heat of a body dissipates. [1913 Webster] 2. To be… …
5dissipate — (v.) early 15c., from L. dissipatus, pp. of dissipare to spread abroad, scatter, disperse; squander, disintegrate, from dis apart (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + supare to throw, scatter, from PIE *swep to throw, sling, cast (Cf. Lit. supu to swing, rock …
6dissipate — 1 dispel, disperse, *scatter Analogous words: disintegrate, crumble (see DECAY): *separate, part, divide: deliquesce, melt (see LIQUEFY) Antonyms: accumulate (possessions, wealth, a mass of things): absorb (one s energies, one s attention):… …
7dissipate — ► VERB 1) be or cause to be dispelled or dispersed. 2) waste (money, energy, or resources). DERIVATIVES dissipative adjective dissipator (also dissipater) noun. ORIGIN Latin dissipare scatter …
8dissipate — [dis′ə pāt΄] vt. dissipated, dissipating [ME dissipaten < L dissipatus, pp. of dissipare, to scatter < dis , apart + supare, to throw < IE base * swep > Sans svapū, broom, LowG swabbeln, to SWAB] 1. to break up and scatter; dispel;… …
9dissipate — UK [ˈdɪsɪpeɪt] / US [ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪt] verb Word forms dissipate : present tense I/you/we/they dissipate he/she/it dissipates present participle dissipating past tense dissipated past participle dissipated formal 1) [intransitive/transitive] to… …
10dissipate — dissipater, dissipator, n. dissipative, adj. dissipativity /dis euh peuh tiv i tee/, n. /dis euh payt /, v., dissipated, dissipating. v.t. 1. to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel. 2. to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly;… …
