"dissipates" in the verb sense
1. disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter
to cause to separate and go in different directions
"She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
2. disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
move away from each other
"The crowds dispersed"
"The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"
3. fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
spend frivolously and unwisely
"Fritter away one's inheritance"
4. dissipate
live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
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