dissipated

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɪsɪpeɪtɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdɪsəˌpeɪtɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(disə pā′tid)

From the verb dissipate: (⇒ conjugate)
dissipated is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis•si•pated /ˈdɪsəˌpeɪtɪd/USA pronunciation  adj. 
    1. relating to or marked by dissipation:a dissipated life full of drugs.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis•si•pat•ed  (disə pā′tid),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure;
    intemperate;
    dissolute.
  • dissipate + -ed2 1600–10
dissi•pat′ed•ly, adv. 
dissi•pa′ted•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dissipated /ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪtɪd/ adj
  1. indulging without restraint in the pursuit of pleasure; debauched
  2. wasted, scattered, or exhausted
ˈdissiˌpatedly adv ˈdissiˌpatedness n
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis•si•pate /ˈdɪsəˌpeɪt/USA pronunciation   v., -pat•ed, -pat•ing. 
  1. to (cause to) become scattered in various directions;
    disperse: [no object]The fog dissipated when the sun rose.[+ object]The police managed to dissipate the mob in minutes.
  2. to spend wastefully;
    misspend:[+ object]He dissipated his large inheritance.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis•si•pate  (disə pāt′),USA pronunciation v., -pat•ed, -pat•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to scatter in various directions; disperse;
    dispel.
  2. to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly;
    squander;
    deplete:to dissipate one's talents; to dissipate a fortune on high living.

v.i. 
  1. to become scattered or dispersed;
    be dispelled;
    disintegrate:The sun shone and the mist dissipated.
  2. to indulge in extravagant, intemperate, or dissolute pleasure.
  • Latin dissipātus (past participle of dissipāre, dissupāre to scatter); see -ate1
  • 1525–35
dissi•pat′er, dissi•pa′tor, n. 
dissi•pa′tive, adj. 
dis•si•pa•tiv•i•ty  (dis′ə pə tivi tē),USA pronunciation n. 
    1. See scatter. 3. disappear, vanish.
    1. 3. unite.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dissipate /ˈdɪsɪˌpeɪt/ vb
  1. to exhaust or be exhausted by dispersion
  2. (transitive) to scatter or break up
  3. (intransitive) to indulge in the pursuit of pleasure
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin dissipāre to disperse, from dis-1 + supāre to throwˈdissiˌpater, ˈdissiˌpator n ˈdissiˌpative adj
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