Dissipate | Mean of dissipate in English Dictionary
/ˈdɪsəˌpeɪt/
- Verb
- to cause (something) to spread out and disappear
- The morning sun dissipated the fog.
- to separate into parts and disappear or go away
- The fog should dissipate soon.
- By noon the crowd had dissipated. [=(more commonly) dispersed]
- Her anger began to dissipate after a while.
- to use all or a lot of (something, such as money or time) in a foolish way
- He had dissipated [=squandered] his family's fortune in only a few years.