Spanish Conversation · Level 102
59 words
Spanish word
disipar
Pronunciation
IPA/disiˈpaɾ/
Meaning
- verbdispel
Example
La charla disipó la tensión entre ellos.
The conversation dispelled the tension between them.
More examples
Las explicaciones del profesor disiparon las dudas de los estudiantes.
The professor's explanations dispelled the students' doubts.
Core concept
Mist scattering and thinning until it vanishes.
Common phrases
disipar las dudas
dispel the doubts
disipar la niebla
dissipate the fog
disipar la tensión
ease the tension
Similar words
desaparecer: Something disappears completely and ceases to exist or be present.
desvanecer: Color, shape, or a feeling gradually fades away until it becomes faint or invisible.
despejar: Clouds, fog, or obstacles are removed from a place or sky, leaving it clear.
Definition in Spanish
Provocar la desaparición de algo material, como niebla o humo, o de una impresión al hacer que se disperse.
Word origin
The verb comes from Latin dissipāre, built from dis- 'apart' plus a root related to Latin spargere 'to scatter', originally meaning to scatter something apart until it vanishes.
Usage tips
- Spanish often uses the reflexive se when something clears on its own (la niebla se disipó), while the transitive form names the cause that disperses it.
Other meanings
- clear awayverb
Opposites
- intensificarintensifyverb
- aumentarincreaseverb
Related words
- disipacióndissipationnoun