dissipate

v., -pat·ed, -pat·ing, -pates.

v.tr.

1. To drive away; disperse.
2. To attenuate to or almost to the point of disappearing: The wind finally dissipated the smoke. See synonyms at scatter.
3. 1. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander.
   2. To use up, especially recklessly; exhaust: dissipated their energy. See synonyms at waste.
4. To cause to lose (energy, such as heat) irreversibly.

v.intr.

1. To vanish by dispersion: The dark clouds finally dissipated.
2. To indulge in the intemperate pursuit of pleasure.

[Middle English dissipaten, from Latin dissipāre, dissipāt-.]

dissipater dis'si·pat'er or dis'si·pa'tor n.
dissipative dis'si·pa'tive adj.

verb

1. To cause to separate and go in various directions: dispel, disperse, scatter. See collect/distribute.
2. To disappear by or as if by rising: disperse, lift, scatter. See collect/distribute, rise/fall.
3. To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly: consume, fool away, fritter away, riot away, squander, throw away, trifle away, waste. Slang blow¹. See save/waste.
4. To use up foolishly or needlessly: consume, devour, squander, waste. See save/waste.

v

Definition: disappear
Antonyms: appear

v

Definition: expend, spend
Antonyms: accumulate, collect, gather, hoard, save

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The verb has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: to cause to separate and go in different directions, of crowds, for example
  Synonyms: disperse, dispel, break up, scatter

Meaning #2: move away from each other
  Synonyms: disperse, scatter, spread out

Meaning #3: spend frivolously and unwisely
  Synonyms: fritter, frivol away, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away

Meaning #4: live a life or pleasure, esp. with respect to alcoholic consumption

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sprede, opløse, bryde op, gøre til intet, bortødsle
v. intr. - spredes, opløses, forsvinde, blive til intet, leve udsvævende, solde

Nederlands (Dutch)
uiteendrijven, zich verspreiden, verdwijnen, verspillen, verkwisten

Français (French)
v. tr. - disperser, gaspiller, dissiper, dilapider
v. intr. - se dissiper

Deutsch (German)
v. - vergeuden, verschwenden, auseinandertreiben, zerstreuen, verschwinden, sich auflösen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (δια)σκορπίζω, κατασκορπίζω, διασπαθίζω, (κατα)σπαταλώ

Italiano (Italian)
dissipare, sprecare, dileguarsi, svanire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dissipar(-se), desregrar(-se)

Русский (Russian)
рассеивать, тратить попусту, исчезать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - disipar, desvanecer, derrochar, desperdiciar
v. intr. - desvanecerse, disiparse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skingra, vard. leva utsvävande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
散失, 浪费, 驱散, 消散, 放荡

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 散失, 浪費, 驅散
v. intr. - 消散, 放蕩

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 흩어지게 하다, 허비하다
v. intr. - 흩어져 없어지다, (열 등이) 방산하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 散らす, 消す, 浪費する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبدد, يتبدد, ينقشع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮בזבז, גירש, פיזר‬
v. intr. - ‮התפזר, שקע בחיי הוללות‬

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