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    dissipate
    dis‧si‧pate /ˈdɪsəpeɪt, ˈdɪsɪpeɪt/ verb formal
     Date: 1400-1500
     Language: Latin
     Origin: dissipare, from supare 'to throw'
    1. [intransitive and transitive] to gradually become less or weaker before disappearing completely, or to make something do this:
        As he thought it over, his anger gradually dissipated.
        Little by little, the smoke was dissipated by the breeze.
    2. [transitive] to waste something valuable such as time, money, or energy:
        His savings were soon dissipated.