Words Like DISSIPATE

We have put together a list of words that are similar to DISSIPATE.

17 Alternative Words Similar to dissipate

1 Disperse Verb      Synonym Words Like Disperse
2 Scatter Verb      Synonym Words Like Scatter
3 Shoot Verb      Synonym Words Like Shoot
4 Fool Verb      Synonym Words Like Fool
5 Consume Verb      Synonym Words Like Consume
6 Divide Verb      Synonym Words Like Divide
7 Live Verb      Synonym Words Like Live
8 Part Verb      Synonym Words Like Part
9 Separate Verb      Synonym Words Like Separate
10 Split Verb      Synonym Words Like Split
11 Squander Verb      Synonym Words Like Squander
12 Ware Verb      Synonym Words Like Ware
13 Waste Verb      Synonym Words Like Waste
14 Vanish Verb-intransitive      Synonym Words Like Vanish
15 Break Verb      Hyponym Words Like Break
16 Aerosolize Verb      Hyponym
17 Aerosolise Verb      Hyponym

2 examples of dissipate

1 a fog or cloud gradually dissipates before the rays or heat of the sun; the heat of a body dissipates.
2 The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached

10 definitions of dissipate

1 To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to disappear; -- used esp. of the dispersion of things that can never again be collected or restored.
2 To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to squander.
3 To separate into parts and disappear; to waste away; to scatter; to disperse; to vanish
4 To be extravagant, wasteful, or dissolute in the pursuit of pleasure; to engage in dissipation.
5 live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
6 spend frivolously and unwisely
7 move away from each other
8 to cause to separate and go in different directions
9 To drive away; disperse.
10 To attenuate to or almost to the point of disappearing: The wind finally dissipated the smoke. See Synonyms at scatter.
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