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Synonyms
dis·si·pate (dĭśə-pāt́)

[Middle English dissipaten, from Latin dissipāre, dissipāt-.]

verb: -pat·ed, -pat·ing, -pates. 

transitive verb 

  1. To drive away; disperse.
  2. To attenuate to or almost to the point of disappearing: The wind finally dissipated the smoke. See synonyms at scatter
    1. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander.
    2. To use up, especially recklessly; exhaust: dissipated their energy. See synonyms at waste
  4. To cause to lose (energy, such as heat) irreversibly.

intransitive verb 

  1. To vanish by dispersion: The dark clouds finally dissipated.
  2. To indulge in the intemperate pursuit of pleasure.

derivatives

diśsi·pat́er
noun
diśsi·pátive
adjective