Both Uses
dissipate
in
Oryx and Crake
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- 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 *dissipates = gradually wastes; or gradually disappears
- The air is thick, as if panic has condensed in here and hasn't yet had time to dissipate.†
p. 229.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(dissipate) to gradually disappear; or to gradually waste
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)