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dissipate

verb

/ˈdɪs.ɪ.peɪt/

Meaning

To disappear or cause to disappear gradually.

To waste or spend frivolously; to disappear or disperse gradually.

The tension in the room slowly dissipated.

His energy dissipated due to excessive stress.

disperse, fade, vanish, scatter, waste

Entry 1

disperse, fade, vanish

Entry 2

disperse, scatter, waste

accumulate, intensify, gather, preserve

Entry 1

accumulate, intensify, gather

Entry 2

accumulate, gather, preserve

to keep someone down by harsh and unfair use of authority; to suppress

To state or order authoritatively; to say aloud words to be written down.

To turn around quickly or cause something to rotate

to try hard to do or achieve something

to use something as a foundation; to establish or locate something

To secure or settle something decisively; to grasp tightly.