Dissipate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɪsɪpeɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Dissipate is a verb meaning (transitive) To drive away, disperse.
Meaning
(transitive) To drive away, disperse.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To use up or waste; squander.
- (intransitive) To vanish by dispersion.
- (physics) To cause energy to be lost through its conversion to heat.
- (intransitive, colloquial, dated) To be dissolute in conduct.
- dissipated
Example Sentences
The vast wealth […] was in three years dissipated.
August 1773, James Cook, journal entry I soon dissipated his fears.
The extreme tendency of civilization is to dissipate all intellectual energy.
The traction motors serve as generators when dynamic braking is used, the generated output being dissipated in fan-cooled resistance banks mounted in a removable roof section.
Word Forms
- dissipates
- dissipating
- dissipated
Synonyms for dissipate
Depending on context, synonyms include disperse, fool, shoot, fritter, break up, dispel.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dispel, break up, disperse, scatter, fool, shoot.
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