Synonyms for dissipate
ˈdɪs əˌpeɪtdis·si·pate

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1. dissipate

   Synonyms:
   cast out, disgorge, disperse, distract, eject, emit, exude, give up, put forth, radiate, send out, shoot forth, throw off, vomit

   Antonyms:
   absorb, consume, drink in, drink up, engross, exhaust, imbibe, suck up, swallow, swallow up, take in, take up

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1. disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatterverb

   to cause to separate and go in different directions

   "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"

   Synonyms:
   resolve, circulate, fragmentize, shoot, drive off, separate, spread, sever, interrupt, crash, dot, split up, pick, fool away, dismantle, circularise, break, spread out, break up, recess, disseminate, part, crock up, collapse, drive out, cut off, fragment, turn back, split, disperse, circularize, disrupt, chase away, drive away, fragmentise, frivol away, dissolve, dust, crack, pass around, sprinkle, fritter away, diffuse, broadcast, distribute, propagate, scatter, fool, calve, break apart, disassemble, take apart, dispel, adjourn, fritter, crack up, decompose, break down, run off

2. disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread outverb

   move away from each other

   "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";

   Synonyms:
   fritter, rotate, unfold, circularise, shoot, disseminate, pass around, sprinkle, spread, dot, spread out, frivol away, fool, fool away, broadcast, fan out, string out, open, scatter, circularize, expand, splay, break up, propagate, dust, fritter away, dispel, circulate, disperse, distribute, turn out, diffuse

3. fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool awayverb

   spend frivolously and unwisely

   "Fritter away one's inheritance"

   Synonyms:
   dupe, shoot, scud, befool, sprout, hit, gull, slang, film, put on, snap, take in, put one across, take, break up, bourgeon, arse around, put one over, fool around, buck, shoot down, disperse, fritter, spread out, dart, frivol away, dash, burgeon forth, horse around, scoot, fritter away, charge, inject, germinate, cod, scatter, fool, photograph, blast, dispel, spud, flash, pip, pullulate, tear, fool away

4. dissipateverb

   live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption

   Synonyms:
   frivol away, fool, fool away, break up, fritter, fritter away, disperse, dispel, scatter, shoot, spread out

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1. dissipateverb

   Synonyms:
   disperse, dispel, scatter, drive away

2. dissipateverb

   Synonyms:
   waste, squander, lavish, spend lavishly, run out, throw away

3. dissipateverb

   Synonyms:
   vanish, disappear, scatter, disperse

4. dissipateverb

   Synonyms:
   live dissolutely, practise dissipation, be dissolute

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1. List of paraphrases for "dissipate":

   dispel, allay, fade, disappear

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How to use dissipate in a sentence?

1. Lord Byron:

   How sweet and soothing is this hour of calm I thank thee, night for thou has chased away these horrid bodements which, amidst the throng, I could not dissipate and with the blessing of thy benign and quiet influence now will I to my couch, although to rest is almost wronging such a night as this.

2. Mount Cleveland:

   Explosions from Mount Cleveland typically produce relatively small volcanic ash clouds that dissipate within hours ; however, more significant ash emissions are possible.

3. Mike Binger:

   Headlines out of Greece are going to dissipate a bit and with that the U.S. earnings picture is going to start to emerge as the important factor.

4. James Acton:

   The main danger here is damage to the systems needed to keep the fuel in the reactor cool -- external power lines, emergency diesel generators, equipment to dissipate heat from the reactor core, in a war, repairing this equipment or implementing countermeasures could be impossible. In the worst case, the fuel could melt and spread large amounts of radioactivity into the environment.

5. Judge Hickson:

   If this is a shallow issue for people, it will dissipate when the next issue comes along.