Word Meaning

dissipated definition and meaning

v. t. To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to disappear; -- used esp. of the dispersion of things that can never again be collected or restored.
v. t. To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to squander.
v. i. To separate into parts and disappear; to waste away; to scatter; to disperse; to vanish; as, a fog or cloud gradually dissipates before the rays or heat of the sun; the heat of a body dissipates.
v. i. To be extravagant, wasteful, or dissolute in the pursuit of pleasure; to engage in dissipation.
imp. & p. p. of Dissipate
a. Squandered; scattered.
a. Wasteful of health, money, etc., in the pursuit of pleasure; dissolute; intemperate.

Crossword clues for dissipated

- Become dispersed; disintegrate
- Fritter away
- Run-through
- Debauched