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To use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose

To scatter or break up

To disappear or cease to exist, especially gradually

To become weaker or of poorer quality

To eliminate or cause to dissipate

To weaken or reduce in strength or intensity

To cause to be empty or vacant

To spread over a wide area or between a large number of people

To consume a liquid

To treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly

To apply incorrectly

To wear away gradually

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Verb

To use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose

spend like water

be prodigal with

throw around like confetti

make poor use of

pour down the drain

spend recklessly

be wasteful with

throw down the drain

spend money as if there were no tomorrow

spend money as if it grows on trees

indulge oneself

spend money as if it were going out of style

spend money as if it were going out of fashion

play ducks and drakes with

spend money as if it grew on trees

go down the drain

spend foolishly

exhaust one's supply of

suffer the loss of

spend as if there were no tomorrow

spend as if it were going out of style

spend as if it grows on trees

be wastefully extravagant with

chuck something down the drain

let money slip through one's fingers

have recourse to

avail oneself of

spend money like water

throw money down the drain

pour money down the drain

throw money around

slowly diminish

gradually overcome

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“Outmoded regulations serve no one's interest but instead dissipate resources that could be better spent elsewhere.”

Verb

To scatter or break up

“The clouds had begun to dissipate, and light through the high windows glinted on a tiny crystal caught in the folds of Visser's stole.”

Verb

To disappear or cease to exist, especially gradually

“The thought of being so close to the resolution of the case had kept me going for a while, but eventually, that strength began to dissipate.”

Verb

To become weaker or of poorer quality

sink into oblivion

disappear slowly

become less in number

become less dense

become less numerous

come to nothing

lose its effectiveness

lose its effect

take a nosedive

become confused

become indistinct

dip below the horizon

become emaciated

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Verb

To eliminate or cause to dissipate

take the sting out

take the bite out

take the edge off

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Verb

To weaken or reduce in strength or intensity

take the edge off

take the sting out

take the bite out

tranquillise^UK

put a damper on

axe^UK

ax^US

make cutbacks in

make less intense

reduce the force of

go through the floor

be on the way out

draw to a close

take a nosedive

put out of action

confine to a wheelchair

keep to a minimum

keep at a minimum

go into a tailspin

come to nothing

throw cold water on

pour cold water on

take the heat off

take the bite out of

take the sting out of

make reasonable

anaesthetize^UK

become less intense

die away or out

die away or down

lose its effect

lose its effectiveness

anaesthetise^UK

patch things up

take pressure off

sink into oblivion

disappear slowly

become listless

make less strict

make less formal

become narrower

lessen the impact of

soften the impact of

reduce the impact of

decrease in value

decline in price

be precipitated

lose significance

decrease in importance

pale into insignificance

bring respite to

bring an end to

take a load off

make something bearable

become less dense

become less in number

become less numerous

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Verb

To cause to be empty or vacant

remove the contents of

consume the contents of

ease the load of

be emptied of the contents of

have recourse to

avail oneself of

draw liquid from

exhaust one's supply of

pour down the drain

throw around like confetti

spend like water

be wasteful with

spend recklessly

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Verb

To spread over a wide area or between a large number of people

decentralise^UK

decentralize^US

be passed around

Verb

To consume a liquid

wet one's whistle

get one's laughing gear round

wash something down with

drink like a fish

pour down your gullet

drain one's glass

take strong drink

take to the bottle

knock a few back

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Verb

To treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly

take advantage of

do an injustice to

do the dirty on

play the heavy with

ride roughshod over

be detrimental to

do an injury to

make someone suffer

do a disservice to

kick in the teeth

inflict suffering on

inflict pain on

cause injury to

lay a finger on

give no quarter

lay a bad trip on

hit where one lives

step on the toes of

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Verb

To apply incorrectly

make bad use of

use fraudulently

put to wrong use

take advantage of

treat with disrespect

treat sacrilegiously

commit sacrilege

make degenerate

live in the gutter

blaspheme against

commit sacrilege against

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Verb

To wear away gradually

wear threadbare

become threadbare

become tattered

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