verb (formal)
1 to gradually become or make sth become weaker until it disappears:
[V] Eventually, his anger dissipated. * [VN] Her laughter soon dissipated the tension in the air.
2 [VN] to waste sth, such as time or money, especially by not planning the best way of using it
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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