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Definition of: dissipate
(dis′ə·pāt) v. ·pat·ed, ·pat·ing v.t.
1. To disperse or drive away; dispel.
2. To disintegrate; destroy or dissolve utterly.
3. To squander; spend lavishly and wastefully.
—v.i.
4. To become dispersed; scatter.
5. To engage in excessive or dissolute pleasures. See synonyms under SQUANDER. [<L dissipatus, pp. of dissipare <dis- away + supare throw]
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