adjective
unrestrained by convention or morality
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- Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society
- deplorably dissipated and degraded
- riotous living
- fast women
adjective
preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
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- led a dissipated life
- a betting man
- a card-playing son of a bitch
- a gambling fool
- sporting gents and their ladies
verb
to cause to separate and go in different directions
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- She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
verb
move away from each other
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- The crowds dispersed
- The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached
verb
spend frivolously and unwisely
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- Fritter away one's inheritance
verb
live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
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