dissipate
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(verb) move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; |
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Synonyms: disperse, scatter, spread out |
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Related Words: break, part, separate, split, volley |
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(verb) to cause to separate and go in different directions, of crowds, for example; "She waved her hand and scattered the crows." |
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Synonyms: break up, dispel, disperse, scatter |
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Related Words: disband, divide, separate |
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(verb) spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance" |
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Synonyms: fool, fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, shoot |
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Related Words: consume, squander, ware, waste |
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