dissipate DIS-uh-payt verb WS #13

to scatter or disperse; to vanish or disappear; to waste or squander; to cause to spread thin and disappear

1. The fog began to dissipate as the sun rose higher in the sky.
2. The morning mist will dissipate completely within an hour.
3. The crowd started to dissipate after the concert ended.
4. He worked hard not to dissipate his inheritance on frivolous purchases.
5. The tension in the room seemed to dissipate once everyone started laughing.