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dissipated

[ dis-uh-pey-tid ]

adjective

  1. indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.


dissipated

/ ˈɪɪˌɪɪ /

adjective

  1. indulging without restraint in the pursuit of pleasure; debauched
  2. wasted, scattered, or exhausted
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ徱ˌ貹ٱԱ, noun
  • ˈ徱ˌ貹ٱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱s·貹e· adverb
  • 徱s·貹t·Ա noun
  • ԴDz·徱s·貹e adjective
  • non·徱s·貹e· adverb
  • ԴDz·徱s·貹e·ness noun
  • ܲ·徱s·貹e adjective
  • ɱ-徱s·貹e adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dissipated1

First recorded in 1600–10; dissipate + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

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“I was really terrified to look at it,” says Tony Gilroy, but that soon dissipated.

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Now, the utility is exploring it as a leading theory and also ensuring that similar idle equipment is properly grounded, so that sudden power surges can be safely dissipated into the earth.

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Its success was bittersweet and the rawness of the song hasn’t dissipated with time.

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Nothing dissipated once they were out of those woods, their shame only rooted deeper, making it so that even after rescue, there was no "saving" them.

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That battle “separated us a lot” politically, he said, but lingering internal enmity largely dissipated after the ordeal of fighting the Palisades fire.

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