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dissipate
Overview of verb dissipate
The verb dissipate has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (1) disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter -- (to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds")
2. (1) disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out -- (move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";)
3. (1) fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away -- (spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance")
4. dissipate -- (live a life or pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption)
Antonyms of verb dissipate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dissipate
4 senses of dissipate
Sense 1
disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter
=> separate, divide
Sense 2
disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
=> separate, part, split
=> move
Sense 3
fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
=> consume, squander, waste, ware
=> spend, expend, drop
=> pay
=> give
=> transfer
Sense 4
dissipate
=> live
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb dissipate
2 of 4 senses of dissipate
Sense 1
disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter
=> disband
Sense 2
disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
=> aerosolize, aerosolise
=> break
=> volley
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dissipate
4 senses of dissipate
Sense 1
disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter
=> separate, divide
Sense 2
disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
=> separate, part, split
Sense 3
fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
=> consume, squander, waste, ware
Sense 4
dissipate
=> live
'Cause To' of verb dissipate
Derived Forms of verb dissipate
4 senses of dissipate
Sense 1
disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter
RELATED TO>(noun) dissipation#1
=> dissipation
Sense 2
disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
RELATED TO>(noun) dissipation#1
=> dissipation
Sense 3
fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
RELATED TO>(noun) dissipation#3
=> waste, wastefulness, dissipation
Sense 4
dissipate
RELATED TO>(noun) dissipation#2
=> profligacy, dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness
Domain of verb dissipate
Domain Terms of verb dissipate
Familiarity of verb dissipate
dissipate used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb dissipate
4 senses of dissipate
Sense 1
disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 2
disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 3
fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
dissipate
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb dissipate
4 senses of dissipate
Sense 1
disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter
> separate, divide
=> partition, zone
=> break
=> disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter
=> rail, rail off
=> detach
=> shut off, close off
Sense 2
disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
> separate, part, split
=> disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
=> break up
=> diffract
Sense 3
fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
> consume, squander, waste, ware
=> fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
=> luxuriate, wanton
=> lavish, shower
=> overspend
=> splurge, fling
Sense 4
dissipate
> live
=> move
=> dissipate
=> swing
=> unlive, live down
=> wanton
=> vegetate
=> pig, pig it
=> bushwhack
=> buccaneer
=> bachelor, bach
=> eke out
=> cash out
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb dissipate
Sense 1
disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter
=> separate, divide
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Sense 2
disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
=> separate, part, split
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Sense 3
fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
=> consume, squander, waste, ware
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Sense 4
dissipate
=> live
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Grep of verb dissipate
dissipate
Grep of adj dissipate
dissipated
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