dissipate vs disperse

dissipate and disperse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dissipate	No	No	Yes	No
disperse	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dissipate and disperse are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of dissipate include scatter, spread out.

As verbs, dissipate and disperse are synonyms defined as:

dissipate and disperse: to cause to separate and go in different directions

Other synonyms of dissipate include break up, dispel, scatter.

dissipate (verb)	disperse (verb)
spend frivolously and unwisely	cause to separate
move away from each other	cause to become widely known
to cause to separate and go in different directions	distribute loosely
live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption	separate (light) into spectral rays
	move away from each other
	to cause to separate and go in different directions