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dissipate
Meaning: to scatter or gradually disappear
dissipate in a sentence
How dissipate is used in real sentences:
By midday, the fog began to dissipate over the harbor.
The dark clouds dissipated as the wind carried them toward the coast.
“As taller shrubs slowed floodwater, the concentrated force of floods began to dissipate among roots, side channels, and rebuilt banks.”
— from the passage The Valley Remembers
Synonyms for dissipate
Other words for dissipate — disperse, scatter and dissolve — carry the same meaning.
- disperse
- scatter
- dissolve
Antonyms of dissipate
Words that mean the opposite of dissipate:
- gather
- concentrate
- accumulate
Where it comes from
From Latin dissipare, meaning 'to scatter or disperse.'
Memory hook
DISSIPATE sounds like 'this seeps away': it gradually scatters and disappears.