— dissipater, dissipator , n. — dissipative , adj. — dissipativity /dis'euh peuh tiv"i tee/ , n.
/dis"euh payt'/ , v. , dissipated, dissipating .
v.t.
1. to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
2. to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; squander; deplete: to dissipate one's talents; to dissipate a fortune on high living.
v.i.
3. to become scattered or dispersed; be dispelled; disintegrate: The sun shone and the mist dissipated.
4. to indulge in extravagant, intemperate, or dissolute pleasure.
[ 1525-35; dissipatus (ptp. of dissipare, dissupare to scatter); see -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 1. See scatter. 3. disappear, vanish.
Ant. 1, 3. unite.