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title: dissipation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dissipation» in the school dictionary: Dissipation is the slow spreading out and loss of something, especially energy, heat or a cloud, until it fades away. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dissipation

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**Who acts:** Dissipation, car engine, fan, storm, rich young man · **What happens:** spread out, be, fade away, waste, live, lose · **To what, where:** slow spreading loss, money, wild life, energy, dissipation, heat

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«dissipation» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [dissipation in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dissipation.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dissipation is the slow spreading out and loss of something, especially energy, heat or a cloud, until it fades away.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dissipation:m1:1
# text = Dissipation is the slow spreading out and loss of something, especially energy, heat or a cloud, until it fades away.
1	Dissipation	dissipation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
5	spreading	spread	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
8	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	fades	fade	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
23	away	away	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread out** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Dissipation | the slow spreading loss |  |  |  | of something | tree rules |
| 3 | **fade away** | present | Dissipation |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wasting money, time or effort.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dissipation:m2:1
# text = Wasting money, time or effort.
1	Wasting	waste	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **waste** | gerund |  | money and time or effort |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: old-fashioned, disapproving — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Living a wild life of too much drinking and pleasure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dissipation:m3:1
# text = Living a wild life of too much drinking and pleasure.
1	Living	live	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	drinking	drinking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	pleasure	pleasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | gerund |  | a wild life of much drinking and pleasure |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme life=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A car engine loses energy through the dissipation of heat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dissipation:x1:1
# text = A car engine loses energy through the dissipation of heat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	loses	lose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dissipation	dissipation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present | a car engine | energy |  | the dissipation of heat |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent energy=Eventuality |
| 2 | **dissipate** |  |  | heat |  |  |  |  | nom dissipation «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dissipation of the fog made the road safe again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dissipation:x2:1
# text = The dissipation of the fog made the road safe again.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dissipation	dissipation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fog	fog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
10	again	again	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the dissipation of the fog | the road |  |  | again | safe *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset road=Product |
| 2 | **dissipate** |  |  | the fog |  |  |  |  | nom dissipation «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fan helps the dissipation of heat from the computer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dissipation:x3:1
# text = The fan helps the dissipation of heat from the computer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dissipation	dissipation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | the fan | the dissipation of heat |  | the computer |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dissipation=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **dissipate** |  |  | heat |  |  |  |  | nom dissipation «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The storm weakened, and its dissipation took a day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dissipation:x4:1
# text = The storm weakened, and its dissipation took a day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	weakened	weaken	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	dissipation	dissipation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weaken** | past | the storm |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **take** | past | storm's dissipation |  |  |  | day |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **dissipate** |  | storm |  |  |  |  |  | nom dissipation «event transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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In the old novel, the rich young man ruined his health with dissipation.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dissipation:x5:1
# text = In the old novel, the rich young man ruined his health with dissipation.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	novel	novel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	ruined	ruin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	dissipation	dissipation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ruin** | past | the rich young man | man's health |  | the old novel |  | with dissipation | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent health=Patient with dissipation=Instrument |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dissipation of his savings left him poor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dissipation:x6:1
# text = The dissipation of his savings left him poor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dissipation	dissipation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	savings	savings	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	nmod	_	_
6	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | the dissipation of dissipation's savings | him *= he* |  |  |  | poor *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **dissipate** |  |  | dissipation's savings |  |  |  |  | nom dissipation «event transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **save** |  | dissipation |  |  |  |  |  | nom savings «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

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