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to disappear gradually, or to cause something to disappear gradually: [ T ] It took months of effort to dissipate the oil spill in the North Sea. dissipation. noun [ U ] us / ˌdɪs·əˈpeɪ·ʃən / (Definition of dissipate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of DISSIPATE is to break up and drive off. How to use dissipate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dissipate.
to disappear gradually, or to cause something to disappear gradually: [ T ] It took months of effort to dissipate the oil spill in the North Sea. dissipation. noun [ U ] us / ˌdɪs·əˈpeɪ·ʃən / (Definition of dissipate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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 suddenly find yourself with a group of new friends encouraging you to dissipate your money (on them).
v.tr. 1. a. To break apart or attenuate to the point of disappearing: The wind finally dissipated the smoke. See Synonyms at scatter. b. To drive away; cause to vanish: a discovery that dissipated his doubts. 2. a. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander: dissipated his fortune in casinos. b.
When something dissipates or when you dissipate it, it becomes less or becomes less strong until it disappears or goes away completely. [ formal ] The tension in the room had dissipated.
verb (used with object) , dis·si·pat·ed, dis·si·pat·ing. 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 high living.
