dissipating

"I changed the lightbulb in the living room lamp because the old one had burned out. "

"His conversion to Christianity"

"The dispersion of students across the different classrooms was quite noticeable. "

"to neglect duty or business;  to neglect to pay debts"

"The inefficient in our study group wasted valuable time arguing instead of focusing on the assignment. "

"The Jews are dispersed among all nations."

"Your descendants will inherit the earth."

"The new sports car was incredibly expensive, costing more than my entire year's savings. "

"The dissolute student ignored his parents' rules and spent all night partying. "

"The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary."

"Responsibility is a heavy burden."

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "