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.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to scatter or vanish... disperse scatter dispel squander fritter vanish

Opposites

gather accumulate concentrate conserve collect

Word family

Derived forms dissipationdissipateddissipativedissipater

Related forms dissipateddissipation

Etymology

From Latin dissipatus, past participle of dissipare ('to scatter, disperse'), from dis- ('apart') + supare/sipare ('to throw, scatter').

dissipare Latin supare Latin

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# 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

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