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Dissipates

To drive away, disperse.

📖 Definitions of "Dissipates"

verb

1
To drive away, disperse.
2
To use up or waste; squander.
3
To vanish by dispersion.
4
To cause energy to be lost through its conversion to heat.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dissipates"

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Word	Definition
dispelverb	(transitive) To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified.
break upverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.
disperseverb	(transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions.
scatterverb	(ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
spread outverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) Become further apart.
fritter awayverb	(transitive) To squander or waste.
fool awayverb	(idiomatic) to waste, squander
foolverb	(transitive) To trick; to deceive.
shootverb	To launch (forcefully project) a projectile.
fritterverb	(intransitive, often with about, around, or away) To squander or waste time, money, or other resources; e.g. occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination.
frivol awayverb	spend frivolously and unwisely
clearsnoun	A relatively strong, coarse flour that has only been sifted once.
diminishesverb	(transitive) To make smaller.
passesverb	To change place.
removesverb	(transitive) To delete.
resolvesverb	(intransitive) To make a firm decision to do something. To become determined to reach a certain goal or take a certain action.
dispersesverb	(transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions.
dissipative	That dissipates, or causes dissipation
evaporatesverb	(ergative) To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state.
dissolvesverb	Something that can be dissolved, especially a form of tobacco that dissolves in the mouth instead of being chewed.