what does dissipate mean?
DISSIPATE as VERB
- Meaning
- spend frivolously and unwisely
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Usage Example(s)
- Fritter away one’’s inheritance
Hypernyms(s) dissipate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Entail(s)
- Meaning
- move away from each other
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Usage Example(s)
- The crowds dispersed
- The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached
Hypernyms(s) dissipate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- to cause to separate and go in different directions
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Usage Example(s)
- She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
Hypernyms(s) dissipate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- live a life or pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
Hypernyms(s) dissipate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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