dissipate

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verb

1. to cause to separate and go in different directions (Freq. 1)
- She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
• Syn:
disperse, dispel, break up, scatter
• Derivationally related forms:
scatter (for: scatter), scattering (for: scatter), dissipation, dispersion (for: disperse)
• Hypernyms:
separate, divide
• Hyponyms:
disband
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
2. move away from each other (Freq. 1)
- The crowds dispersed
- The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached
• Syn:
disperse, scatter, spread out
• Derivationally related forms:
scatter (for: scatter), scattering (for: scatter), dissipation, dispersion (for: disperse)
• Hypernyms:
separate, part, split
• Hyponyms:
aerosolize, aerosolise, break, volley
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
3. spend frivolously and unwisely (Freq. 1)
- Fritter away one's inheritance
• Syn:
fritter, frivol away, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
• Derivationally related forms:
dissipation
• Hypernyms:
consume, squander, waste, ware
• Entailment:
consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete,
exhaust, run through, wipe out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
• Derivationally related forms:
dissipation
• Hypernyms:
live
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fritter, frivol away, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away, disperse, scatter, spread out, dispel, break up