dissipated (ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪtɪd
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Definitions
adjective
- indulging without restraint in the pursuit of pleasure; debauched
- wasted, scattered, or exhausted
Alternative Forms
ˈdissiˌpatedly adverb ˈdissiˌpatedness noundissipate (ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪt)
Definitions
verb
- to exhaust or be exhausted by dispersion
- (tr) to scatter or break up
- (intr) to indulge in the pursuit of pleasure
Alternative Forms
ˈdissiˌpater ˈdissiˌpator noun ˈdissiˌpative adjectiveWord Origin
C15: from Latin dissipāre to disperse, from dis-C15: from Latin to disperse, from 1 + to throw + supāre to throwUsage examples
Thousands of feet up, the prayers have dissipated whisked onwards to the stars; or whipped to nothing in the wind.
, SANDS OF TIME (2003)Six years down the road, the urge to change the paradigm has been dissipated.
India Today (1997)He is adamant that too much energy has been dissipated trying to secure a form of acceptable words.
The Australian (2004)Creative accountancy will ensure that any apparent profit will be dissipated in huge salaries, bonuses or operating costs.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)His gloom of the previous night seemed to have been dissipated by battle.
, Sharpe's Waterloo (1991)