Clues for the word "DISSIPATE"
We've had 8 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 6 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Family Time crossword on February 12, 2024.
Definition of dissipate
- v. t. - To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to disappear; -- used esp. of the dispersion of things that can never again be collected or restored.
- v. t. - To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to squander.
- v. i. - To separate into parts and disappear; to waste away; to scatter; to disperse; to vanish; as, a fog or cloud gradually dissipates before the rays or heat of the sun; the heat of a body dissipates.
- v. i. - To be extravagant, wasteful, or dissolute in the pursuit of pleasure; to engage in dissipation.
Referring Clues
Last Seen In
- Family Time - February 12, 2024
- New York Times - September 05, 2022
- New York Times - October 14, 2010
- Family Time - May 14, 2007
- Guardian Cryptic - September 01, 2006
- New York Times - December 06, 1996