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noun

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How does the verb dissipate differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of dissipate are dispel, disperse, and scatter. While all these words mean "to cause to separate or break up," dissipate stresses complete disintegration or dissolution and final disappearance.

the fog was dissipated by the morning sun

When could dispel be used to replace dissipate?

In some situations, the words dispel and dissipate are roughly equivalent. However, dispel stresses a driving away or getting rid of as if by scattering.

an authoritative statement that dispelled all doubt

When might disperse be a better fit than dissipate?

The synonyms disperse and dissipate are sometimes interchangeable, but disperse implies a wider separation and a complete breaking up of a mass or group.

police dispersed the crowd

When can scatter be used instead of dissipate?

While the synonyms scatter and dissipate are close in meaning, scatter implies a force that drives parts or units irregularly in many directions.

the bowling ball scattered the pins

Examples of dissipate in a Sentence

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The high pressure also serves as a lid that keeps hot air on the surface from rising and dissipating. Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 This approach is designed to address data centers’ growing requirement to dissipate the heat generated by the AI accelerators that made Nvidia a 3 trillion dollar company. Karl Freund, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 Soon the opportunity dissipated and Tehran’s uranium enrichment advanced; now violence between Iran and U.S. regional partners is escalating and Iran’s incentives to cross the nuclear threshold are much greater. Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024 On Thursday, officials in Samoa said while the vessel was leaking oil from three places, the amount was decreasing each day and was dissipating quickly due to strong winds in the area. Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dissipate 

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“Dissipate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipate. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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