1
as in to disperse
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
dissipated the enemy forces with unremitting artillery fire
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2
as in to spend
to use up carelessly
dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures
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as in to disappear
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole
the fog should dissipate once the sun comes out in full force
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as in waster
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Recent Examples of dissipate
Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Traditional weddings are gradually dissipating, with a clear generational divide.
—Alex Backus, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
While tensions don't exactly appear to be dissipating, these talks are the first sign that the trade rivals could reach a resolution after Trump raised tariffs on some Chinese imports as high as 145 percent.
—Ashley Belanger – May 7, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
The fluoride should then dissipate from OUC’s water system within 72 hours.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025
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This band is expected to dissipate in the next 1-2 hours, but locations could receive up to another tenth of an inch of rain.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Traditional weddings are gradually dissipating, with a clear generational divide.
—Alex Backus, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
While tensions don't exactly appear to be dissipating, these talks are the first sign that the trade rivals could reach a resolution after Trump raised tariffs on some Chinese imports as high as 145 percent.
—Ashley Belanger – May 7, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
The fluoride should then dissipate from OUC’s water system within 72 hours.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipate
Verb
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Neighboring municipalities were notified and provided immediate mutual aid to the Edison Police Department to disperse the crowd.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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But after the sun went down and the spectators dispersed, the winds changed, violently scattering the balloons around Normandy and across the English Channel into England.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
16 May 2025
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About $230,000 of that has been spent so far on planning and design, said Gary Barberio, deputy city manager for community services.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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In their 1995 trial, jewelry sales representative Mary Ellen Mahar testified that the brothers had come to her store just four days after the killings and spent about $15,000 on three Rolex watches.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2025
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The film is also an introspective interrogation of Cruise's stardom, confronting its main character with uncomfortable realities: his world is artificial, insulated, and fleeting, and his multimillion-dollar good looks could disappear in an instant.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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Julius Randle was one of the bright spots in Game 1, but disappeared in Game 2, scoring just six points with five rebounds on 2-for-11 shooting.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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For example, default settings for focus time added blocking of sites in the categories Shopping, Tabloids, and Time wasters.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
13 Jan. 2025
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Photo: Brown Harris Stevens Above the bedroom is a double-height library, which turns the sloping ceiling behind a mansard roof into a design feature rather than a space waster.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
24 Oct. 2024
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The University of San Diego and San Diego State both lost Thursday to drop into the losers’ brackets of their respective double-elimination conference baseball tournaments.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Lu Chuan is also developing a road movie script about a couple traveling to the woman’s hometown for a wedding ceremony, but the woman has lost her memory.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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The Imperial Senate is dissolved The Emperor dissolves the Senate, the last functioning remnant of the Republic, and moves to centralize powers under the planetary governors.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
25 May 2025
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Alice was eventually released in 1932, but the family had dissolved.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Finally, the claimant failed to prove that the spendthrift provision in the trust, which is critical to the protection the trust provided, should be invalidated.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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That is often viewed by us profligate, protein-burning, fat-loving energy spendthrifts as an inferior form of metabolism.—
Stephen S. Hall,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Advisors who can build trust and act as a central coordinator for these services are invaluable—and often become long-term partners even after the spotlight fades.—
Jason Katz,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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As threats from insurgents faded, crackdowns by an authoritarian government surged.—
Mitra Taj,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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“Dissipate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipate. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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