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Dissipate vs Dismay - What's the difference?

dissipate | dismay |


As verbs the difference between dissipate and dismay

is that dissipate is to drive away, disperse while dismay is to disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive of firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify.

As a noun dismay is

a sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits; consternation.

Dissipate vs Penance - What's the difference?

dissipate | penance |


As verbs the difference between dissipate and penance

is that dissipate is to drive away, disperse while penance is to impose penance; to punish.

As a noun penance is

a voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing it may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.

Dissipate vs Remove - What's the difference?

dissipate | remove |


As verbs the difference between dissipate and remove

is that dissipate is to drive away, disperse while remove is (label) to move something from one place to another, especially to take away.

As a noun remove is

the act of removing something.

Dissipate vs Lift - What's the difference?

dissipate | lift |


As a verb dissipate

is to drive away, disperse.

As a noun lift is

lift; elevator (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people).

Dissipate vs Undefined - What's the difference?

dissipate | undefined |


As a verb dissipate

is to drive away, disperse.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

Dissipate vs Thunderstorm - What's the difference?

dissipate | thunderstorm |


As a verb dissipate

is to drive away, disperse.

As a noun thunderstorm is

a storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.

Amass vs Dissipate - What's the difference?

amass | dissipate |


As verbs the difference between amass and dissipate

is that amass is to collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate while dissipate is to drive away, disperse.

As a noun amass

is (obsolete) a mass; a heap.

Dissipate vs Dispatch - What's the difference?

dissipate | dispatch |


As verbs the difference between dissipate and dispatch

is that dissipate is to drive away, disperse while dispatch is to send a shipment with promptness.

As a noun dispatch is

a message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, or military officer.

Whittle vs Dissipate - What's the difference?

whittle | dissipate |


As verbs the difference between whittle and dissipate

is that whittle is (transitive|or|intransitive) to cut or shape wood with a knife while dissipate is to drive away, disperse.

As a noun whittle

is a knife; especially, a pocket knife, sheath knife, or clasp knife or whittle can be (archaic) a coarse greyish double blanket worn by countrywomen, in the west of england, over the shoulders, like a cloak or shawl.

Dissipate vs Wane - What's the difference?

dissipate | wane |


As verbs the difference between dissipate and wane

is that dissipate is to drive away, disperse while wane is (label) to progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc; to decline.

As a noun wane is

a gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc or wane can be (scotland|slang) a child or wane can be (chiefly|northern england|and|scotland|obsolete) a house or dwelling.

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