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dissipated Definition


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dissipate
verb dissipated, dissipating
    tr & intr
    1. To separate and scatter.
      Thesaurus: scatter, disperse, dispel, strew, disseminate, diffuse, spread.
    2. To use up something carelessly; to squander it.
      Thesaurus: deplete, exhaust, waste, squander.
Derivative: dissipated
adj
    Over-indulging in pleasure and enjoyment; debauched.
Derivative: dissipation
noun
    Over-indulgence in pleasure or enjoyment
      Thesaurus: debauchery, indulgence, intemperance, wantonness, excess, extravagance, prodigality, licence, abandonment, excess.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin dissipare, dissipatum.



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