Textual thesaurus for "dissipate"

(verb) shoot, fool, fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away

spend frivolously and unwisely

Fritter away one's inheritance

(verb) disperse, scatter, spread out

move away from each other

The crowds dispersed; The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached;

(verb) scatter, dispel, disperse, break up

to cause to separate and go in different directions

She waved her hand and scattered the crowds