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waste vs dissipate

dissipate vs waste

waste is a noun but dissipate is not a noun.

waste is an adjective but dissipate is not an adjective.

waste and dissipate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
waste Yes Yes Yes No
dissipate No No Yes No
As verbs, dissipate is a hyponym of waste; that is, dissipate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than waste:
  • waste: spend extravagantly
  • dissipate: spend frivolously and unwisely
waste (noun) dissipate (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
waste (adjective) dissipate (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
waste (verb) dissipate (verb)
become physically weaker spend frivolously and unwisely
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly move away from each other
cause to grow thin or weak to cause to separate and go in different directions
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
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 waste and dissipate

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