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Main Entry:
dis·si·pate
[
dis
-
uh
-peyt
]
/
ˈdɪs
əˌpeɪt
/
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Part of Speech:
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dissipate
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Example Sentences
It will probably make the pain
dissipate
faster.
First of all, tornadoes go through changes before they
dissipate
.
Ranchers' historic animosity toward a predator like the jaguar doesn't
dissipate
easily.
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It will probably make the pain
dissipate
faster.
First of all, tornadoes go through changes before they
dissipate
.
Ranchers' historic animosity toward a predator like the jaguar doesn't
dissipate
easily.
The resistors capture and
dissipate
excess energy from the motors.
Merely closing the bathroom door and opening a window will
dissipate
excess water vapor resulting from tub bathing or showering.
Most oil that is not recovered will either sink or
dissipate
in the water.
They form, then
dissipate
quickly.
Radio waves, he points out, go out to space and never
dissipate
.
His legislative influence may
dissipate
within two years; his leadership potential may end after four.
Contrails
dissipate
shortly after they are laid down.
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