dissipate
Example Sentences
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The company enjoyed a surge of demand in 2000, but it dissipated when the dot-com bubble burst.
The amount of energy lost, or dissipated, inside Titan turned out to be far greater than expected if a global liquid ocean were present.
From Science Daily
The added devices give unexpected power on the old lines more places to dissipate into the earth.
From Los Angeles Times
The excitement of a thrilling display on the first day of the first Test in Perth has dissipated.
From BBC
“Time is still needed for these effects to dissipate and for inflation expectations to be anchored at around 2%,” he said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
