Daily Word: DISSIPATE

dis·si·pate

  [dis-uh-peyt] verb, dis·si·pat·ed, dis·si·pat·ing.

~ verb (used with object)

DEFINITION: 1)To scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel. 2)To spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; squander; deplete.

~ verb (used without object)

DEFINITION: 3)To become scattered or dispersed; be dispelled; disintegrate. 4)To indulge in extravagant, intemperate, or dissolute pleasure.