dissipate

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for dissipate

dissipate 🔊 /dɪˈsʌpejˌt/

dissipate : නාස්ති කරනවා

dissipate : පහ කරනවා

dissipate : විසුරුවා හරිනවා

dissipate definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to disappear; -- used Especially. of the dispersion of things that can never again be collected or restored.
  2. To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to squander.

Intransitive verb.

  1. 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.
  2. To be extravagant, wasteful, or dissolute in the pursuit of pleasure; to engage in dissipation.