Dissipate means "disperse" or "fade away" as a bad smell will dissipate (usually) if you wait long enough.
To separate into parts and disappear; to waste away; to scatter; to disperse; to vanish;
Verb
spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one''s inheritance"
Verb
move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
Verb
to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
Verb
live a life or pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
v. t.
To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to
disappear; -- used esp. of the dispersion of things that can never
again be collected or restored.
v. t.
To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to
squander.
v. i.
To separate into parts and disappear; to waste away;
to scatter; to disperse; to vanish; as, a fog or cloud gradually
dissipates before the rays or heat of the sun; the heat of a body
dissipates.
v. i.
To be extravagant, wasteful, or dissolute in the
pursuit of pleasure; to engage in dissipation.
Dissipate
To separate into parts and disappear; to waste away; to scatter; to disperse; to vanish;
Usage Examples
To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education.
Avoid lawsuits beyond all things they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.
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Other Usage ExamplesDogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance.
It won't take 40 years for opposition to same-sex marriage to dissipate.