DISSIPATE


Meaning of DISSIPATE in English

I . v. a.

1.

Disperse, dispel, scatter, drive away.

2.

Waste, squander, lavish, consume, spend lavishly, throw away.

II . v. n.

1.

Vanish, disappear, scatter, disperse.

2.

Live dissolutely, be dissolute, practise debauchery, indulge in dissipation.

3.

Live idly and luxuriously, enervate one's self, be an idler and spendthrift.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.