- present tense form of dissipate (3rd person singular).
dissipates
Example Sentences
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Those drivers will reassert themselves as geopolitical stress dissipates, they said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026
They forecast silver dropping to about $42 an ounce by the end of next year as exuberance over gold dissipates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
Boron arsenide has the potential to revolutionize electronics and semiconductor technology by providing a material that both dissipates heat effectively and performs as a high-quality semiconductor.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2025
Perhaps this is just a temporary cloud, like the coastal fog that dissipates as summer rolls on?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2025
The joy he feels when he is sitting across from a loved one quickly dissipates at the end of the visit as he walks back through the gate to his cell.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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