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1. (v.t.) dissolve
to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid:
to dissolve salt in water.
2. dissolve
to melt; liquefy.
3. dissolve
to undo or break (a tie, union, etc.).
4. dissolve
to break up or order the termination of (an assembly or organization); dismiss.
5. dissolve
to bring to an end; terminate.
6. dissolve
to separate into parts or elements; disintegrate.
7. dissolve
to deprive of force; abrogate or annul:
to dissolve a marriage.
8. (v.i.) dissolve
to become dissolved, as in a solvent.
9. dissolve
to become melted or liquefied.
10. dissolve
to disintegrate or disperse.
11. dissolve
to lose intensity or strength.
12. dissolve
to break down emotionally; lose one's composure.
13. dissolve
to fade out one on-screen image while simultaneously fading in the next, overlapping the two during the process.
14. (n.) dissolve
a transition from one on-screen image to the next made by dissolving.
Etymology: (1350–1400; < L dissolvere=dis-dis -1+solvere to solve)
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| Definition of 'dissolve' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) dissolve
(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
2. (verb) dissolve, fade out, fade away
become weaker
"The sound faded out"
3. (verb) dissolve, resolve, break up
cause to go into a solution
"The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
4. (verb) dissolve, break up
come to an end
"Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up"
5. (verb) disband, dissolve
stop functioning or cohering as a unit
"The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"
6. (verb) dissolve
cause to lose control emotionally
"The news dissolved her into tears"
7. (verb) dissolve
lose control emotionally
"She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"
8. (verb) dissolve
cause to fade away
"dissolve a shot or a picture"
9. (verb) dissolve
pass into a solution
"The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"
10. (verb) dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt
become or cause to become soft or liquid
"The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"
11. (verb) dissolve, break up
bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
"The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"
12. (verb) dissolve, dismiss
declare void
"The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"
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1. (verb) dissolve
(of a solid substance) to become or make part of a liquid
Dissolve the tablets in water.; Sugar will dissolve in hot water.
2. dissolve
to end an official arrangement
to dissolve parliament
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| Definition of 'dissolve' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) dissolve
to separate into competent parts; to disorganize; to break up; hence, to bring to an end by separating the parts, sundering a relation, etc.; to terminate; to destroy; to deprive of force; as, to dissolve a partnership; to dissolve Parliament
2. (verb) dissolve
to break the continuity of; to disconnect; to disunite; to sunder; to loosen; to undo; to separate
3. (verb) dissolve
to convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc.,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften
4. (verb) dissolve
to solve; to clear up; to resolve
5. (verb) dissolve
to relax by pleasure; to make powerless
6. (verb) dissolve
to annul; to rescind; to discharge or release; as, to dissolve an injunction
7. (verb) dissolve
to waste away; to be dissipated; to be decomposed or broken up
8. (verb) dissolve
to become fluid; to be melted; to be liquefied
9. (verb) dissolve
to fade away; to fall to nothing; to lose power
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Sense: to (cause to) melt or break up, especially by putting in a liquid
He dissolved the pills in water; The pills dissolved easily in water.
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 Afrikaans: oplos, smelt, verdwyn |
 Arabic: يُذيبُ |
 Bulgarian: разтварям |
 Brazilian: dissolver |
 Czech: rozpustit (se) |
 German: auflösen |
 Danish: opløse |
 Greek: διαλύω |
 Spanish: disolver(se) |
 Estonian: lahustama, lahustuma |
 Farsi: حل شدن؛ از هم پاشیدن |
 Finnish: liuottaa |
 French: (se) dissoudre |
 Hebrew: לְהָמֵס |
 Hindi: गलाना |
 Croatian: otopiti, rastopiti |
 Hungarian: felold(ódik) |
 Indonesian: melarutkan |
 Icelandic: leysa upp |
 Italian: sciogliere |
 Japanese: 溶かす |
 Korean: 용해하다 |
 Lithuanian: ištirpti, ištirpdyti |
 Latvian: šķīdināt; izšķīst |
 Malay: larut |
 Dutch: oplossen |
 Norwegian: løse(s) opp, oppløse seg, |
 Polish: rozpuścić (się) |
 Persian: حل شدن؛ از هم پاشیدن |
 Pashto: ويلول، ويلى كول، او به كو |
 Portuguese: dissolver |
 Romanian: a (se) dizolva, a pune ca |
 Russian: растворять(ся) |
 Slovak: rozpustiť (sa) |
 Slovenian: raztopiti (se) |
 Serbian: rastvoriti |
 Swedish: lösa upp, smälta |
 Thai: ละลาย |
 Turkish: çöz(ül)mek, eri(t)mek |
 Taiwanese: 溶解，使溶解 |
 Ukrainian: розчиняти(ся) |
 Urdu: تحلیل ہو جانا |
 Vietnamese: hòa tan |
 Chinese: 使溶解 |
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