dissipate-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: (Cause to) move away from one another or in different directions; throw or give off from a central point.

Examples:
The crowds slowly dissipated.
She waved her hand and dissipated the throngs of supporters.
The liver would have dissipated the alcohol.
For a start, the alcohol dissipates during the manufacturing process.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: Become less intense or less apparent; eliminate.

Examples:
Darman suggests such tensions will dissipate quickly.
The tremendous energy of the quake was dissipated by the distance.
The body can dissipate one drink an hour.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: dissipate.01

Sense Number 3: Live in a frivolous manner, especially with regard to alcoholic consumption.

Examples:
There is a hypothesis that wives typically dissipate their inheritance.
He simply dissipated for a number of years.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4