dissipates

verb

Meaning

To drive away, disperse.
To use up or waste; squander.
To vanish by dispersion.
To cause energy to be lost through its conversion to heat.
To be dissolute in conduct.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

dispel(English)break up(English)disperse(English)scatter(English)spread out(English)fritter away(English)fool away(English)fool(English)dissipation(English)friction(English)heat(English)kinetic(English)

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Sources

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