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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  dissipate \dis"si*pate\ (d[i^]s"s[i^]*p[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.
     p. Dissipated; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissipating.] [L.
     dissipatus, p. p. of dissipare; dis- + an obsolete verb
     sipare, supare. to throw.]
     1. To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to disappear;
        -- used esp. of the dispersion of things that can never
        again be collected or restored.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Dissipated those foggy mists of error. --Selden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I soon dissipated his fears.          --Cook.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The extreme tendency of civilization is to dissipate
              all intellectual energy.              --Hazlitt.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to
        squander.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The vast wealth . . . was in three years dissipated.
                                                    --Bp. Burnet.
  
     Syn: To disperse; scatter; dispel; spend; squander; waste;
          consume; lavish.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Dissipated \Dis"si*pa`ted\ (d[i^]s"s[i^]*p[=a]`t[e^]d), a.
     1. Squandered; scattered. ``Dissipated wealth.'' --Johnson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Wasteful of health, money, etc., in the pursuit of
        pleasure; dissolute; intemperate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A life irregular and dissipated.      --Johnson.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Dissipated \Dis"si*pa`ted\, a.
     1. Squandered; scattered. ``Dissipated wealth.'' --Johnson.
  
     2. Wasteful of health, money, etc., in the pursuit of
        pleasure; dissolute; intemperate.
  
              A life irregular and dissipated.      --Johnson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Dissipate \Dis"si*pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissipated; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Dissipating.] [L. dissipatus, p. p. of
     dissipare; dis- + an obsolete verb sipare, supare. to throw.]
     1. To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to disappear;
        -- used esp. of the dispersion of things that can never
        again be collected or restored.
  
              Dissipated those foggy mists of error. --Selden.
  
              I soon dissipated his fears.          --Cook.
  
              The extreme tendency of civilization is to dissipate
              all intellectual energy.              --Hazlitt.
  
     2. To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to
        squander.
  
              The vast wealth . . . was in three years dissipated.
                                                    --Bp. Burnet.
  
     Syn: To disperse; scatter; dispel; spend; squander; waste;
          consume; lavish.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  dissipated
       adj 1: unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a
              debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably
              dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast
              women" [syn: debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissolute,
               libertine, profligate, riotous, fast]
       2: preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially
          games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man";
          "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool";
          "sporting gents and their ladies" [syn: betting, card-playing,
           gambling, sporting]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  dissipated
     a.
     wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure.
     vb.
     (infl of en dissipate  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  dissipated
     a.
     wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure.
     vb.
     (infl of en dissipate  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  dissipated
     a.
     wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure.
     vb.
     (infl of en dissipate  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  dissipated
     a.
     wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure.
     vb.
     (infl of en dissipate  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  dissipated
     Englanti a.
     (''kirjakielessä'') paheellinen, kevytmielinen, huikenteleva, irstas

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  dissipated
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en dissipate ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb dissipate)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Dissipated /dˈɪsɪpˌeɪtɪd/
  مبعثر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  dissipated //ˈdɪsɪpeɪtɪd// 
  безпътен, прахоснически
  wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  dissipated /dˈɪsɪpˌeɪtɪd/ 
  rozmařilý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  dissipated /dˈɪsɪpˌeɪtɪd/ 
  rozptyloval

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  dissipated /dˈɪsɪpˌeɪtɪd/ 
  prostopášný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  dissipated /dˈɪsɪpˌeɪtɪd/ 
  mrhal

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  dissipated /dˈɪsɪpˌeɪtɪd/ 
  hýřil

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dissipated /dˈɪsɪpˌeɪtɪd/
  abgegeben, abgeführt
     Synonym: given off
  
   see: give off sth., dissipate sth., giving off, dissipating
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dissipated /dˈɪsɪpˌeɪtɪd/
  ausschweifend, zügellos, ungezügelt, exzessiv, von sinnlichen Genüssen geprägt, libertin  [geh.]  [veraltet]  [soc.]
     Synonyms: dissolute, profligate
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dissipated /dˈɪsɪpˌeɪtɪd/
  vergeudet, verzettelt, verschwendet
   see: dissipate, dissipating, dissipates, dissipated
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dissipated /dˈɪsɪpˌeɪtɪd/
  vergeudete, verzettelte, verschwendete
   see: dissipate, dissipating, dissipated, dissipates
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dissipated /dˈɪsɪpˌeɪtɪd/
  zerstreut, aufgelöst, zersplittert, zerteilt
   see: dissipate, dissipating, dissipates, dissipated
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dissipated /dˈɪsɪpˌeɪtɪd/
  zerstreute, löste auf, zersplitterte, zerteilte
   see: dissipate, dissipating, dissipated, dissipates
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dissipated /dˈɪsɪpˌeɪtɪd/
  sich zerstreut, sich zerteilt, sich aufgelöst
        "The dark clouds finally dissipated."  - Die dunklen Wolken lösten sich schließlich auf.
   see: dissipate, dissipating
  

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  dissipated /dˈɪsɪpˌeɪtɪd/ 
  1. दुर्व्यसनी
        "He leads a dissipated life ."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  dissipated /dˈɪsɪpˌeɪtɪd/
  1. erkölcstelen
  2. kicsapongó
  3. züllött

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈdɪsəˌpeɪtɪd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  93 Moby Thesaurus words for "dissipated":
     abandoned, abated, ablated, attenuated, bated, belittled,
     broadcast, burnt up, by the board, consumed, contracted, curtailed,
     debauched, decreased, deflated, depleted, diffuse, diminished,
     discrete, dispersed, dispread, disseminated, dissolute,
     distributed, down the drain, drained, dropped, eaten up, effete,
     eroded, exhausted, expended, fallen, fast, finished, forfeit,
     forfeited, free, free-living, gallant, gay, gone, gone to waste,
     high-living, impoverished, irretrievable, less, lesser, licentious,
     long-lost, lost, lost to, lower, lowered, miniaturized, misspent,
     out the window, profligate, rakehell, rakehellish, rakehelly,
     rakish, reduced, retrenched, riotous, run to seed, scaled-down,
     scattered, shorn, shorter, shrunk, shrunken, smaller, sparse,
     spent, sporadic, spread, squandered, straggling, straggly, strewn,
     strown, unbridled, used, used up, wasted, watered-down, weakened,
     widespread, wild, worn, worn away, worn-out
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 沉迷于酒色的,闲游浪荡的,消散的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 沉迷于酒色的,闲游浪荡的,消散的

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