Dissipate, from the fic (http://www.livejournal.com/users/tipgardner/55352.html#cutid1) that I wrote today.
dis·si·pate ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ds-pt) v. dis·si·pat·ed, dis·si·pat·ing, dis·si·pates v. tr.
1. To drive away; disperse. 2. To attenuate to or almost to the point of disappearing: The wind finally dissipated the smoke. See Synonyms at scatter. 3. 1. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander. 2. To use up, especially recklessly; exhaust: dissipated their energy. See Synonyms at waste. 4. To cause to lose (energy, such as heat) irreversibly.
I particularly liked the word in this instance, because all of the meanings were in use in my fic.
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Date: 2005-05-01 06:47 pm (UTC)dis·si·pate ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ds-pt)
v. dis·si·pat·ed, dis·si·pat·ing, dis·si·pates
v. tr.
1. To drive away; disperse.
2. To attenuate to or almost to the point of disappearing: The wind finally dissipated the smoke. See Synonyms at scatter.
3.
1. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander.
2. To use up, especially recklessly; exhaust: dissipated their energy. See Synonyms at waste.
4. To cause to lose (energy, such as heat) irreversibly.
I particularly liked the word in this instance, because all of the meanings were in use in my fic.