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English verb: dissipate | |||
| 1. | dissipate (motion) to cause to separate and go in different directions | ||
| Samples | She waved her hand and scattered the crowds. | ||
| Synonyms | break up, dispel, disperse, scatter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | divide, separate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | disband | ||
| 2. | dissipate (motion) move away from each other | ||
| Samples | The crowds dispersed. The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached. | ||
| Synonyms | disperse, scatter, spread out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, separate, split | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aerosolise, aerosolize, break, volley | ||
| 3. | dissipate (consumption) spend frivolously and unwisely | ||
| Samples | Fritter away one's inheritance. | ||
| Synonyms | fool, fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, shoot | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consume, squander, ware, waste | ||
| Entail | consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out | ||
| 4. | dissipate (stative) live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | live | ||
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