Sekirov Dictionary

dissipate

/ˈdɪsɪpeɪt/

verb 5
adjective 1
forms 7

verb5

•
To drive away, disperse.
- August 1773, James Cook, journal entry I soon dissipated his fears.
To vanish by dispersion.
•
To cause energy to be lost through its conversion to heat.
- The traction motors serve as generators when dynamic braking is used, the generated output being dissipated in fan-cooled resistance banks mounted in a removable roof section. — 1960
•
To use up or waste; squander.
- The vast wealth […] was in three years dissipated. — 1679
(informal, old-fashioned) To be dissolute in conduct.

adjective1

(no longer used) dissipated

forms

dissipated · dissipating · dissipates · dissipateth · dissipatest · more dissipate · most dissipate

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