Dissipate word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "dissipate" word

[verb] spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"
[verb] move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
[verb] to cause to separate and go in different directions, of crowds, for example; "She waved her hand and scattered the crows."
[verb] live a life or pleasure, esp. with respect to alcoholic consumption

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\Dis"si*pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissipated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissipating}.] [L. dissipatus, p. p. of dissipare; dis- + an obsolete verb sipare, supare. to throw.] 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. Dissipated those foggy mists of error. --Selden. I soon dissipated his fears. --Cook. The extreme tendency of civilization is to dissipate all intellectual energy. --Hazlitt. 2. To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to squander. The vast wealth . . . was in three years dissipated. --Bp. Burnet. Syn: To disperse; scatter; dispel; spend; squander; waste; consume; lavish.
\Dis"si*pate\, v. i. 1. To separate into parts and disappear; to waste away; to scatter; to disperse; to vanish; as, a fog or cloud gradually dissipates before the rays or heat of the sun; the heat of a body dissipates. 2. To be extravagant, wasteful, or dissolute in the pursuit of pleasure; to engage in dissipation.

Synonyms for dissipate

break up, dispel, disperse, fool, fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, scatter, shoot, spread out

Related terms: attenuate, cease to be, consume, die out, diminish, disperse, do a fade-out, evaporate, fade away, fritter away, go to pot, leak away, leave no trace, run riot, sink, suffer an eclipse, swing, thin out, throw away, volatilize, waste, wear away

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Let's analyse "dissipate" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 44.4% of vowels is 5.8% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ETAPISSID. Average typing speed for these characters is 2565 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. .. ... ... .. .--. .- - .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: dissipate: 9 + 9 + 1 + 5 = 24, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: dissipate: 4 + 9 + 1 + 1 + 9 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 5 = 39, reduced: 3, and the final result is Three.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (2)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
S (2)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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