dissipate
DissipatedDissipated
» They waited until the heat dissipated.
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1 senses(obsolete)Dissipated
Examples
14 sentencesThey waited until the heat dissipated.
The clouds dissipated and the sun rose.
ruТучи рассеялись, и солнце взошло. — AqQoyriq_1
deDie Wolken verflüchtigten sich, und die Sonne ging auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The fog dissipated as the sun rose.
ruТуман рассеялся, когда взошло солнце. — carlosalberto
deDer Nebel löste sich auf, als die Sonne aufging. — carlosalberto
The fog started to dissipate about ten o'clock.
Sami dissipated his rage through the use of violence.
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
more dissipate, most dissipate| Comparative | more dissipate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most dissipate Lesson |
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Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form