dissipate C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈdɪsəˌpeɪt/ UK /ˈdɪsɪpeɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to scatter or vanish gradually; to squander wastefully The morning fog began to dissipate as the sun rose higher. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to scatter or vanish... dispersescatterdispelsquanderfrittervanish ↔ Opposites gatheraccumulateconcentrateconservecollect Word family Derived forms dissipationdissipateddissipativedissipater Related forms dissipateddissipation Etymology AI details From Latin dissipatus, past participle of dissipare ('to scatter, disperse'), from dis- ('apart') + supare/sipare ('to throw, scatter'). dissipare Latin supare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dissipate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈdɪsəˌpeɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɪsɪpeɪt/ ## Meanings 1. to scatter or vanish gradually; to squander wastefully ## Examples - The morning fog began to dissipate as the sun rose higher. ## Synonyms - disperse - scatter - dispel - squander - fritter - vanish ## Antonyms - gather - accumulate - concentrate - conserve - collect ## Derived Forms - dissipation - dissipated - dissipative - dissipater ## Related Forms - dissipated - dissipation ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dissipare - Root: supare ## Etymology From Latin dissipatus, past participle of dissipare ('to scatter, disperse'), from dis- ('apart') + supare/sipare ('to throw, scatter'). ## AI Etymology Dissipate comes from Latin dissipatus, past participle of dissipare ('to scatter, disperse'), from dis- ('apart') + supare/sipare ('to throw, scatter'). The etymological trail includes Latin dissipare and Latin supare. As a verb, dissipate means to scatter or vanish gradually; to squander wastefully. The same family is visible in derived forms such as dissipation, dissipated, dissipative, and dissipater and related forms such as dissipated and dissipation. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown