dissipated

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The definition of dissipated is scattered or wasted.

(adjective)

When a smell was really strong but now it has started to fade and is no longer really there, this is an example of when the smell has dissipated.

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See dissipated in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. scattered
  2. squandered or wasted
  3. characterized by, or showing the harmful effects of, dissipation

See dissipated in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Intemperate in the pursuit of pleasure; dissolute.
  2. Wasted or squandered.
  3. Irreversibly lost. Used of energy.

Related Forms:

  • disˈsi·patˌed·ly adverb
  • disˈsi·patˌed·ness noun

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