ALL meanings of dissipate
dis·si·pate
D d - verb with object dissipate to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel. 1
- verb with object dissipate to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; squander; deplete: to dissipate one's talents; to dissipate a fortune on high living. 1
- verb without object dissipate to become scattered or dispersed; be dispelled; disintegrate: The sun shone and the mist dissipated. 1
- verb without object dissipate to indulge in extravagant, intemperate, or dissolute pleasure. 1
- intransitive verb dissipate disappear, disperse 1
- abbreviation DISSIPATE dispel 1
- transitive verb dissipate disperse, spread 1
- transitive verb dissipate make disappear 1
- noun dissipate Disperse or scatter. 1
- verb dissipate To drive away, disperse. 0
- verb dissipate To use up or waste. 0
- verb dissipate To vanish by dispersion. 0
- verb dissipate When something dissipates or when you dissipate it, it becomes less or becomes less strong until it disappears or goes away completely. 0
- verb dissipate When someone dissipates money, time, or effort, they waste it in a foolish way. 0
- verb dissipate to exhaust or be exhausted by dispersion 0
- verb dissipate to scatter or break up 0
- verb dissipate to indulge in the pursuit of pleasure 0
- verb transitive dissipate to break up and scatter; dispel; disperse 0
- verb transitive dissipate to drive completely away; make disappear 0
- verb transitive dissipate to waste or squander 0
- intransitive verb dissipate to be dissipated; disperse or vanish 0
- intransitive verb dissipate to spend much time and energy on indulgence in pleasure, esp. drinking, gambling, etc., to the point of harming oneself 0