It is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used when describing the fading or disappearing of a particular effect. Here is an example: "After the initial burst of energy, the calming effect dissipates and I am left feeling drained and exhausted."
But the effect dissipates the potential impact of a play that now looks as if it is having an awful lot of stuff thrown at it.
Beyond this narrow window the effect dissipates.
Although this effect dissipates across time, it is statistically distinguishable from zero 18 years after school-leaving.
Although the effect dissipates over time a disparity is observable and statistically distinguishable from zero 18 years after school-leaving.
Although the effect dissipates over time it is statistically distinguishable from zero 18 years after school-leaving (p ≤ 0.01).
Most importantly, we find that broader academic programs raise the probability of entrepreneurial entry early in the career, but the effect dissipates over time as individuals gain additional information on their entrepreneurial skills.
Without sound sleep, the effect dissipated.
"The big question is, 'Was this a residual effect of last November, and, if so, will that residual effect dissipate between now and next November?' " said John V. N. Klein, a former Republican county executive in Suffolk.
Moreau gives Sarah a scene of erotic tension and fury — one that features bloodshed — but that's nonetheless brisk and offhanded, its effect dissipating quickly in the force of Sarah's purposeful, unshakeable character.
It's a dramatic way of starting a song – so effective that she employs exactly the same gambit for "Delayed Devotion"; but by the time she uses it again for the set-closing "Mercy", it has the opposite effect, dissipating the impact of the distinctive organ hook that should rouse the crowd's anticipation of the big hit single.
Still, this effect dissipated in the second half of 2000s.
