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dissipate scatter, dispel XV; squander; distract XVII. f. pp. stem of L. dissipāre, f. DIS- 1 + *supāre, *sipāre throw; see -ATE 3.
So dissipation dissolution XV; †dispersion XVI; squandering XVII; distraction of mind XVIII, (hence) frivolous diversion, (passing into) dissolute living XVIII. — (O)F. or L.

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