dissipate
verb/ˈdɪsɪpeɪt/
Frequency rank: #13,669 most common English word
Meaning
to gradually disappear or cause something to scatter and vanish.
Example sentence
The morning fog began to dissipate as the sun rose higher in the sky.
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