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dis⋅si⋅pat⋅ed

  [dis-uh-pey-tid]
–adjective
indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.
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Origin:
1600–10; dissipate + -ed 2

Related forms:
dis⋅si⋅pat⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
dis⋅si⋅pa⋅ted⋅ness, noun

dis⋅si⋅pate

  [dis-uh-peyt] verb, -pat⋅ed, -pat⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
2. to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; squander; deplete: to dissipate one's talents; to dissipate a fortune on high living.
–verb (used without object)
3. to become scattered or dispersed; be dispelled; disintegrate: The sun shone and the mist dissipated.
4. to indulge in extravagant, intemperate, or dissolute pleasure.
Origin:
1525–35; < L dissipātus (ptp. of dissipāre, dissupāre to scatter); see -ate 1

Related forms:
dis⋅si⋅pat⋅er, dis⋅si⋅pa⋅tor, noun
dis⋅si⋅pa⋅tive, adjective
dis⋅si⋅pa⋅tiv⋅i⋅ty  [dis-uh-puh-tiv-i-tee] , noun

Synonyms:
1. See scatter. 3. disappear, vanish.

Antonyms:
1, 3. unite.
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dis·si·pate   (dĭs'ə-pāt')   
v.   dis·si·pat·ed, dis·si·pat·ing, dis·si·pates

v.   tr.

  1. To drive away; disperse.

  2. To attenuate to or almost to the point of disappearing: The wind finally dissipated the smoke. See Synonyms at scatter.

    1. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander.

    2. To use up, especially recklessly; exhaust: dissipated their energy. See Synonyms at waste.

  4. To cause to lose (energy, such as heat) irreversibly.

v.   intr.

  1. To vanish by dispersion: The dark clouds finally dissipated.

  2. To indulge in the intemperate pursuit of pleasure.


[Middle English dissipaten, from Latin dissipāre, dissipāt-.]
dis'si·pat'er, dis'si·pa'tor n., dis'si·pa'tive adj.
dis·si·pat·ed   (dĭs'ə-pā'tĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Intemperate in the pursuit of pleasure; dissolute.

  2. Wasted or squandered.

  3. Irreversibly lost. Used of energy.

dis'si·pat'ed·ly adv., dis'si·pat'ed·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

dissipate 
1532, from L. dissipatus, pp. of dissipare "disperse, squander, disintegrate," from dis- "apart" + supare "to throw, scatter." Dissipation "intemperate mode of living" is first recorded 1784.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: dis·si·pate
Pronunciation: 'di-s&-"pAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -pat·ed; -pat·ing
: to use (marital assets) for one's own benefit and to the exclusion of one's spouse for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when the marriage is undergoing an irretrievable breakdown —dis·si·pa·tion /"di-s&-'pA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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