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dissipativity

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dis⋅si⋅pate

  [dis-uh-peyt] verb, -pat⋅ed, -pat⋅ing.
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–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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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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