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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1. Ralph W. Sockman:

   Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. Too many of us divide and dissipate our energies in debating actions which should be taken for granted.

2. Michel Foucault:

   The work of an intellectual is not to mould the political will of others; it is, through the analyses that he does in his own field, to re-examine evidence and assumptions, to shake up habitual ways of working and thinking, to dissipate conventional familiarities, to re-evaluate rules and institutions and to participate in the formation of a political will (where he has his role as citizen to play).

3. Michael Hewson:

   The initial optimism of early this year is starting to dissipate because of the prospects of tighter pandemic restrictions for longer, and concerns over ‘vaccine nationalism’.

4. Kevin Sinnott:

   The challenge is we are trying to keep volatile oils around, and they dissipate so quickly, it’s hard to mass produce. The volatility of coffee is so great.

5. The NHC:

   The system should begin to weaken by Tuesday night and is expected to dissipate on Wednesday.