Verb: dissipate 'di-su,peyt
- Cause to separate and go in different directions
"She waved her hand and dissipated the crowds";
- disperse, dispel, break up, scatter
- Move away from each other
"The crowds dissipated";
- disperse, scatter, spread out
- Spend frivolously and unwisely
"He dissipated his inheritance on gambling";
- fritter, frivol away, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
- Live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
"He dissipated his fortune on wild parties and expensive wines"
Derived forms: dissipated, dissipating, dissipates
Type of: consume, divide, live, part, separate, split, squander, ware [archaic], waste
Encyclopedia: Dissipate