Dissipate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to cause to separate and go in different directions

move away from each other

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈuːɾiəsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪsɪpˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪsɪpˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈuːɾiəsnəs/.

Examples

She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
The crowds dispersed
The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disperse break up fool fool away scatter dispel shoot spread out fritter away frivol away fritter

Parts of Speech

verb	to cause to separate and go in different directions “She waved her hand and scattered the crowds”
verb	move away from each other “The crowds dispersed”
verb	spend frivolously and unwisely “Fritter away one's inheritance”
verb	live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption

Word Forms

dispersion	noun	the act of dispersing or diffusing something
dissipation	noun	breaking up and scattering by dispersion
scatter	noun	a haphazard distribution in all directions
scattering	noun	spreading widely or driving off

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zerstreuen

dazu führen, dass man sich trennt und in verschiedene Richtungen geht

🇫🇷French

se dissiper

provoquer la séparation et aller dans des directions différentes

🇪🇸Spanish

disipar

hacer que se separen y vayan en diferentes direcciones

🇮🇹Italian

dissipare

causare la separazione e l'andare in direzioni diverse

🇳🇱Dutch

verdrijven

te veroorzaken dat ze uit elkaar gaan en verschillende richtingen uitgaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

dissipar

fazer com que se separem e sigam em direções diferentes

🇷🇺Russian

рассеять

заставить разделиться и пойти в разные стороны

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नष्ट करना

अलग होने और अलग-अलग दिशाओं में जाने का कारण बनना

🇧🇩Bengali

নষ্ট করা

পৃথক এবং বিভিন্ন দিকে যেতে কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

கலைக்க

பிரிந்து வெவ்வேறு திசைகளில் செல்ல காரணமாகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

వెదజల్లుతుంది

విడిపోవడానికి మరియు వేర్వేరు దిశల్లో వెళ్ళడానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

उधळणे

वेगळे होण्यासाठी आणि वेगळ्या दिशेने जाण्यासाठी

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિખેરી નાખવું

અલગ થવાનું કારણ બને છે અને જુદી જુદી દિશામાં જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚದುರಿಸು

ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಲು ಮತ್ತು ವಿವಿಧ ದಿಕ್ಕುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೋಗಲು ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിതറിക്കുക

വേർപിരിയാനും വ്യത്യസ്ത ദിശകളിലേക്ക് പോകാനും കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਤਮ ਕਰਨਾ

ਵੱਖ ਕਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਦਿਸ਼ਾਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

منتشر کرنا

الگ کرنے اور مختلف سمتوں میں جانے کا سبب بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

消散

导致分离并走向不同的方向

🇯🇵Japanese

消散する

分離して別の方向に進む原因となる

🇰🇷Korean

분산시키다

헤어지게 하고 다른 방향으로 가게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiêu tan

gây ra sự tách biệt và đi theo những hướng khác nhau

🇹🇭Thai

กระจายไป

ทำให้เกิดการแตกแยกและไปในทิศทางที่ต่างกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghilang

menyebabkan untuk berpisah dan pergi ke arah yang berbeda

🇵🇭Filipino

mawala

upang maging sanhi ng paghihiwalay at pumunta sa iba't ibang direksyon

🇲🇾Malay

melesap

menyebabkan berpisah dan pergi ke arah yang berbeza

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تبدد

للتسبب في الانفصال والذهاب في اتجاهات مختلفة

🇮🇷Persian

پراکنده کردن

باعث جدا شدن و رفتن به جهات مختلف شود

🇹🇷Turkish

dağılmak

ayrılmaya ve farklı yönlere gitmeye neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַזֵר

לגרום להיפרדות וללכת לכיוונים שונים

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The primary meaning of 'dissipate' is 'to cause to separate and go in different directions'.

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Using 'dissipate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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