v. Simple past tense and past participle of dissipate.
adj. to have squandered and scattered valuable possessions while devoted to pursuit of self-indulgent pleasures
adj. Wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Squandered; scattered.
adj. Wasteful of health, money, etc., in the pursuit of pleasure; dissolute; intemperate.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Indulging in or characterized by extravagant, excessive, or dissolute pleasures; intemperate, especially in the use of intoxicating drinks: as, a dissipated man; a dissipated life.
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adj. preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
adj. unrestrained by convention or morality
Word Usage
"That the moral capital of all three parties has been dissipated is not lost on the public, whose contempt for the political process has grown."