dissipate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈdɪsəpeɪt/
• SAMPA: /"dIs@peIt/

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Verb

Plain form dissipate

Third-person singular dissipates

Past tense dissipated

Past participle dissipated

Present participle dissipating

1. If something dissipates, it dies out.

   The bad smell dissipated after a couple days.

   A hurricane has now dissipated.

Related words

• dissipation