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| dis·si·pate [ díssə pàyt ] (past and past participle dis·si·pat·ed, present participle dis·si·pat·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·si·pates) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb cause something to disappear: to fade or disappear, or make something do this
  storm clouds dissipating
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2. transitive verb waste something: to spend or use something wastefully
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| [15th century. < Latin dissipat-, past participle of dissipare "scatter around"] |
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| dis·si·pat·er noun |
| dis·si·pa·tive adjective |
| dis·si·pa·tor noun |
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