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Disseminated vs Dissipated - What's the difference?

disseminated | dissipated |

As verbs the difference between disseminated and dissipated

is that disseminated is past tense of disseminate while dissipated is past tense of dissipate.

As adjectives the difference between disseminated and dissipated

is that disseminated is spread around; widespread while dissipated is to have squandered and scattered valuable possessions while devoted to pursuit of self-indulgent pleasures.

disseminated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (disseminate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • spread around; widespread
  • (medicine) spread over a wide area of the body or of an organ

    • dissipated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dissipate)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • to have squandered and scattered valuable possessions while devoted to pursuit of self-indulgent pleasures
  • * James dissipated his savings with all of his addictions.
  • Wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure

    • Synonyms

    * dissolute * intemperate