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Meaning Of Dissipate
v. t.
To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to
disappear; -- used esp. of the dispersion of things that can never
again be collected or restored.
v. t.
To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to
squander.
v. i.
To separate into parts and disappear; to waste away;
to scatter; to disperse; to vanish; as, a fog or cloud gradually
dissipates before the rays or heat of the sun; the heat of a body
dissipates.
v. i.
To be extravagant, wasteful, or dissolute in the
pursuit of pleasure; to engage in dissipation.