dissipate

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Pronunciation

/ˈdɪsɪpeɪt/(DIS-ih-payt)

Part of speech

verbformal

Chinese

① 消散；消失 ② 挥霍；浪费

Definition

(1) To gradually disappear or scatter. (2) To squander or waste resources.

Word family

  • dissipation/ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/(n)消散/挥霍

Collocations

  • dissipate energy
  • clouds dissipated
  • dissipate tension
  • dissipate a fortune

Examples

  1. 1.The fog gradually dissipated as the sun rose. (scattered, disappeared)
  2. 2.His anger dissipated after she explained the misunderstanding. (faded away)
  3. 3.He dissipated his inheritance on gambling and luxury. (wasted)

Synonyms

  • disperse/dɪˈspɜːs/— scatter in different directions
  • vanish/ˈvænɪʃ/— disappear completely
  • squander/ˈskwɒndə/— waste recklessly, sense 2

Etymology

dis- (apart) + sipare (to throw) — to throw apart, scatter