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dissipate(dictionary)

dissipate (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: dissipare, from supare 'to throw']
[I and T] to gradually become less or weaker before disappearing completely, or to make something do this
::As he thought it over, his anger gradually dissipated.
::Little by little, the smoke was dissipated by the breeze.
[T] to waste something valuable such as time, money, or energy
::His savings were soon dissipated.