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Verb dissipate has 4 senses
- disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter - to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
--1 is one way to separate, divide
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out - move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
--2 is one way to separate, part, split
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away - spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"
--3 is one way to consume, squander, waste, ware
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- dissipate - live a life or pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
--4 is one way to live
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
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