dissipate

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de disperser, de dissiper ou de faire disparaître progressivement quelque chose, souvent en parlant d'énergie, de chaleur, de nuages, de doutes ou d'une foule.

A verb used to indicate the act of dispersing, scattering, or gradually disappearing, often referring to energy, heat, or a crowd.

1. Disperse or scatterB2formal

   To cause something to gradually disappear or break up and spread out.

   Dissiper (disperser)

   • The morning fog dissipated as the sun rose.
   • The crowd dissipated after the concert ended.
   • The wind dissipated the smoke from the campfire.

   Synonymesbreak upcleardiffusedisbanddispeldisperseevaporatescatterspreadvanish

   Antonymesaccumulateassemblecollectconcentrategather

2. Waste or squanderC1formal

   To waste or use up something valuable, such as money, time, or energy, in a foolish or careless way.

   gaspiller

   • He dissipated his entire inheritance on gambling.
   • She dissipated her energy on trivial matters.
   • The company dissipated its resources on failed projects.

   Synonymesfritterlavishmisspendspendsquanderthrow awaywaste

   Antonymesaccumulateconservehoardpreservesave