dissipate
To drive away, disperseTo drive away, disperse.
» They waited until the heat dissipated.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To drive away, disperse.
August 1773, James Cook, journal entry I soon dissipated his fears.
zerstreuen, zerteilen, verscheuchen
move away from each other
(transitive)To use up or waste; squander.
aufbrauchen, verbrauchen, abbauen
(intransitive)To vanish by dispersion.
verschwinden, abführen, verflüchtigen
To cause energy to be lost through its conversion to heat.
(colloquial, dated, intransitive)To be dissolute in conduct.
Examples
14 sentencesThey waited until the heat dissipated.
The clouds dissipated and the sun rose.
ruТучи рассеялись, и солнце взошло.
deDie Wolken verflüchtigten sich, und die Sonne ging auf.
The fog dissipated as the sun rose.
ruТуман рассеялся, когда взошло солнце.
deDer Nebel löste sich auf, als die Sonne aufging.
The fog started to dissipate about ten o'clock.
Sami dissipated his rage through the use of violence.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
The verb is first attested in 1425, in Middle English, the adjective from 1606 to 1765; frThe verb is first attested in 1425, in Middle English, the adjective from 1606 to 1765; from Middle English dissipaten, from Latin dissipātus, perfect passive participle of dissipō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), also written dissupō (“to scatter, disperse, demolish, destroy, squander, dissipate”), from dis- (“apart”) + supō (“to throw”). Doublet of dissipe (“to dissipate”), now obsolete.
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Forms
dissipates, dissipating, dissipated, dissipated| Base form | dissipate · to dissipate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dissipates |
| Present participle | dissipating |
| Past simple | dissipated |
| Past participle | dissipated |
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Synonyms
11 synonyms- move away from each other:dispersescatterspread out
- to cause to separate and go in different directions:dispersedispelbreak upscatter
- spend frivolously and unwisely:fritterfrivol awayshootfritter awayfoolfool away
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle