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Definition
to gradually disappear; or to gradually waste
- The air is thick, as if panic has condensed in here and hasn't yet had time to dissipate.p. 229.2
- From amongst the floral tributes the female chooses four flowers, and the sexual ardour of the unsuccessful candidates dissipates immediately, with no hard feelings left.p. 165.4
There are no more uses of "dissipate" in Oryx and Crake.
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