verbs
to cause to separate and go in different directions
"She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
move away from each other
"The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
spend frivolously and unwisely
"Fritter away one's inheritance"
live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
is a type of (narrower)
lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
"we had to live frugally after the war"