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   dis·solve

   /dəˈzôlv/

   verb

   • 1. (with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution: "glucose dissolves easily in water" Similar go into solutionbecome a solutionbreak downliquefymeltdeliquescedisintegratediffusetechnical:solvateOpposite condense
   • ▪ (of something abstract, especially a feeling) disappear: "my courage dissolved" Similar disappearvanishmelt awayevaporatedispersedissipatedisintegratedwindlefade (away)fall awaysubsideebbwanepeter outfizzle outcrumbledecomposewiltwitherperishdiebe destroyedcease to existcome to an endpass awayevanesceOpposite appear
   • ▪ subside uncontrollably into (an expression of strong feelings): "she suddenly dissolved into floods of tears"
   • ▪ (in a movie) change gradually to (a different scene or picture): "dissolve to side view, looking down the street"
   • 2. close down or dismiss (an assembly or official body): "the country's president can dissolve parliament under certain circumstances" Similar disbanddisestablishdismissbring to an endendterminatefinishceaseconcludediscontinuebreak upsplit upclose downwind up/downsuspendprorogueadjournscrapabolishdo away withget rid ofOpposite establish
   • ▪ annul or put an end to (a partnership or marriage): "it only takes 28 days to dissolve a domestic partnership" Similar dispersedisbandbreak upsplit upseparatescattergo their separate waysgo in different directionsdisjoinannulnullifyvoidcancelinvalidateoverturnrepealrescindrevokedivorceOpposite join together

   noun

   • 1. (in a movie) an act or instance of moving gradually from one picture to another: "the alternatives to a cut are fades or dissolves"

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘break down into component parts’): from Latin dissolvere, from dis- ‘apart’ + solvere ‘loosen or solve’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dissolvable adjective
   • 2. dissolver noun

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