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verb (used with object)

to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water.

to melt; liquefy: to dissolve sugar into syrup.

to undo (a tie or bond); break up (a connection, union, etc.).

to break up (an assembly or organization); dismiss; disperse.

Government. to order the termination of (a parliament or other legislative body).

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to bring to an end; terminate; destroy: to dissolve one's hopes.

to separate into parts or elements; disintegrate.

to destroy the binding power or influence of: to dissolve a spell.

Law. to deprive of force; abrogate; annul: to dissolve a marriage.

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verb (used without object)

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to become dissolved, as in a solvent.

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to become melted or liquefied.

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to disintegrate, break up, or disperse.

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to lose force, intensity, or strength.

14.

to disappear gradually; fade away.

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15.

to break down emotionally; lose one's composure: The poor child dissolved in tears.

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Movies, Television. to fade out one shot or scene while simultaneously fading in the next, overlapping the two during the process.

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noun

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Also called lap dissolve, cross-dissolve. Movies, Television. a transition from one scene to the next made by dissolving.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin dissolvere, equivalent to dis- dis-¹ + solvere to solve

Related forms

dis·solv·a·bil·i·ty, dis·solv·a·ble·ness, noun

dis·solv·a·ble, adjective

dis·solv·er, noun

dis·solv·ing·ly, adverb

non·dis·solv·ing, adjective

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pre·dis·solve, verb (used with object), -solved, -solv·ing.

re·dis·solve, verb, -solved, -solv·ing.

self-dis·solved, adjective

un·dis·solv·a·ble, adjective

un·dis·solved, adjective

un·dis·solv·ing, adjective

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Synonyms
1. See melt. 3. sever, loosen. 5. adjourn.

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In August 2002, it began court proceedings to dissolve the company.

They've invented a line of plastics that dissolve in seawater.

Atmospheric gases such as nitrogen and oxygen can dissolve in water.

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World English Dictionary

dissolve (dɪˈzɒlv)

—vb
1.	to go or cause to go into solution: salt dissolves in water; water dissolves sugar
2.	to become or cause to become liquid; melt
3.	to disintegrate or disperse
4.	to come or bring to an end
5.	to dismiss (a meeting, parliament, etc) or (of a meeting, etc) to be dismissed
6.	to collapse or cause to collapse emotionally: to dissolve into tears
7.	to lose or cause to lose distinctness or clarity
8.	(tr) to terminate legally, as a marriage, etc
9.	(intr) films, television to fade out one scene and replace with another to make two scenes merge imperceptibly (fast dissolve) or slowly overlap (slow dissolve) over a period of about three or four seconds

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10.	films, television a scene filmed or televised by dissolving

[C14: from Latin dissolvere to make loose, from dis-¹ + solvere to release]

dis'solvable

—*adj*

dissolva'bility

—n

dis'solvableness

—n

dis'solver

—n

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Word Origin & History

dissolve

late 14c., from L. dissolvere "to loosen up, break apart," from dis- "apart" + solvere "to loose, loosen" (see solve). Related: Dissolved; dissolving.

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Medical Dictionary

dissolve dis·solve (dĭ-zŏlv')
v. dis·solved, dis·solv·ing, dis·solves

To pass or cause to pass into a solution, as salt in water.
To become or cause to become liquid; melt.
To cause to disintegrate or become disintegrated.

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dissolve

(dĭ-zŏlv') Pronunciation Key
To pass or cause to pass into solution.

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"When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."

-Thomas Jefferson

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