dissipate
Other forms: dissipated; dissipating; dissipates
To dissipate is to disperse or fade away — as a bad smell will dissipate (usually) if you wait long enough.
Dissipate can also mean “spend or use wastefully.” If you win the lottery, you might suddenly find yourself with a group of new friends encouraging you to dissipate your money (on them). Note that dissipate can be used with or without an object: "Once you dissipate your wealth, your new group of friends will dissipate without a trace."
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cause to separate and go in different directions
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move away from each othersynonyms: disperse, scatter, spread out
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go away or disappear
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spend frivolously and unwiselysynonyms: fool, fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, shoot
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live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumptiontype of:livelead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
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