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dissipate vs waste

waste vs dissipate

dissipate is not a noun while waste is a noun.

dissipate is not an adjective while waste is an adjective.

dissipate and waste both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dissipate No No Yes No
waste Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, waste is a hypernym of dissipate; that is, waste is a word with a broader meaning than dissipate:
  • dissipate: spend frivolously and unwisely
  • waste: spend extravagantly
Other hypernyms of dissipate include consume, squander, ware.
dissipate (noun) waste (noun)
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
the trait of wasting resources
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
dissipate (adjective) waste (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
dissipate (verb) waste (verb)
spend frivolously and unwisely become physically weaker
move away from each other cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
to cause to separate and go in different directions cause to grow thin or weak
live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
spend extravagantly
use inefficiently or inappropriately
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
run off as waste
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
dispose of
Difference between dissipate and waste

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