dissiper
Meanings
Verb
1. to dissipate
2. to squander (waste)
3. to distract (someone) from serious thoughts (literary, transitive)
Examples22
Mon intérêt s'est dissipé.
I lost interest.
L'odeur a mis trois jours à se dissiper.
The smell took three days to wear off.
Les nuages se dissipent.
The clouds are breaking.
Lorsque nous arrivâmes, la foule s'était dissipée.
When we arrived, the crowd had faded away.
Nos craintes ont été dissipées.
Our fears have been allayed.
Les rêves de la veille se dissipent dans l'aube.
Dawn clears yesterday's dreams away.