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dis·solve
[di-zolv] Pronunciation Key verb -solved, -solv·ing, noun
[di-zolv] Pronunciation Key verb -solved, -solv·ing, noun –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
–noun
| 1. | to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water. |
| 2. | to melt; liquefy: to dissolve sugar into syrup. |
| 3. | to undo (a tie or bond); break up (a connection, union, etc.). |
| 4. | to break up (an assembly or organization); dismiss; disperse. |
| 5. | Government. to order the termination of (a parliament or other legislative body). |
| 6. | to bring to an end; terminate; destroy: to dissolve one's hopes. |
| 7. | to separate into parts or elements; disintegrate. |
| 8. | to destroy the binding power or influence of: to dissolve a spell. |
| 9. | Law. to deprive of force; abrogate; annul: to dissolve a marriage. |
| 10. | to become dissolved, as in a solvent. |
| 11. | to become melted or liquefied. |
| 12. | to disintegrate, break up, or disperse. |
| 13. | to lose force, intensity, or strength. |
| 14. | to disappear gradually; fade away. |
| 15. | to break down emotionally; lose one's composure: The poor child dissolved in tears. |
| 16. | Movies, Television. to fade out one shot or scene while simultaneously fading in the next, overlapping the two during the process. |
| 17. | Also called lap dissolve, cross-dissolve. Movies, Television. a transition from one scene to the next made by dissolving. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| dis·solve
(dĭ-zŏlv') Pronunciation Key
v. dis·solved, dis·solv·ing, dis·solves v. tr.
v. intr.
n. A transition in a motion-picture film or videotape made by fading out one shot while the next one grows clearer. Also called lap dissolve. [Middle English dissolven, from Latin dissolvere : dis-, dis- + solvere, to release; see leu- in Indo-European roots.] dis·solv'a·ble adj., dis·solv'er n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
dissolve
dissolve
c.1374, from L. dissolvere "to loosen up, break apart," from dis- "apart" + solvere "to loose, loosen" (see solve).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| dissolve | |
noun | |
| 1. | (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out |
verb | |
| 1. | become weaker; "The sound faded out" |
| 2. | cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" |
| 3. | come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up" |
| 4. | stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting" [syn: disband] |
| 5. | cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears" |
| 6. | lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme" |
| 7. | cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture" |
| 8. | pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee" |
| 9. | 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" |
| 10. | bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company" |
| 11. | declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| dissolve
(dĭ-zŏlv') Pronunciation Key
To pass or cause to pass into solution.
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: dis·solve
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: dis·solved; dis·solv·ing
: to bring about the dissolution of —dis·solv·able adjective
Main Entry: dis·solve
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: dis·solved; dis·solv·ing
: to bring about the dissolution of —dis·solv·able adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Dissolve
Dis*solve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissolved; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissolving.] [L. dissolvere, dissolutum; dis- + solvere to loose, free. See Solve, and cf. Dissolute.]1. 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. Lest his ungoverned rage dissolve the life. --Shak. 2. To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to disunite; to sunder; to loosen; to undo; to separate. Nothing can dissolve us. --Shak. Down fell the duke, his joints dissolved asunder. --Fairfax. For one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another. --The Declaration of Independence. 3. To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc.,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften. As if the world were all dissolved to tears. --Shak. 4. To solve; to clear up; to resolve. "Dissolved the mystery." --Tennyson. Make interpretations and dissolve doubts. --Dan. v. 16. 5. To relax by pleasure; to make powerless. Angels dissolved in hallelujahs lie. --Dryden. 6. (Law) To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release; as, to dissolve an injunction. Syn: See Adjourn.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Dissolve
Dis*solve"\, v. i. 1. To waste away; to be dissipated; to be decomposed or broken up. 2. To become fluid; to be melted; to be liquefied. A figure Trenched in ice, which with an hour's heat Dissolves to water, and doth lose his form. --Shak. 3. To fade away; to fall to nothing; to lose power. The charm dissolves apace. --Shak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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