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Verb dissipate has 4 senses
  1. 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
    Derived form: noun dissipation1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  2. 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
    Derived form: noun dissipation1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  3. 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
    Derived form: noun dissipation3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. dissipate - live a life or pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
    --4 is one way to     live
    Derived form: noun dissipation2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
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