dissolve
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).
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.
to become dissolved, as in a solvent.
to become melted or liquefied.
to disintegrate, break up, or disperse.
to lose force, intensity, or strength.
to disappear gradually; fade away.
to break down emotionally; lose one's composure: The poor child dissolved in tears.
Movies, Television. to fade out one shot or scene while simultaneously fading in the next, overlapping the two during the process.
Also called lap dissolve, cross-dissolve. Movies, Television. a transition from one scene to the next made by dissolving.
Origin of dissolve
1synonym study For dissolve
Other words for dissolve
Other words from dissolve
- dis·solv·a·bil·i·ty [dih-zolv-uh-bil-i-tee], /dɪˌzɒlv əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, 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
- pre·dis·solve, verb (used with object), pre·dis·solved, pre·dis·solv·ing.
- re·dis·solve, verb, re·dis·solved, re·dis·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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How to use dissolve in a sentence
The hard copal gums, hitherto undissolvable or only partially so, were found to yield entirely on proper heating and fusion.
Ole Bull | Sara C. Bull
British Dictionary definitions for dissolve
/ (dɪˈzɒlv) /
to go or cause to go into solution: salt dissolves in water; water dissolves sugar
to become or cause to become liquid; melt
to disintegrate or disperse
to come or bring to an end
to dismiss (a meeting, parliament, etc) or (of a meeting, etc) to be dismissed
to collapse or cause to collapse emotionally: to dissolve into tears
to lose or cause to lose distinctness or clarity
(tr) to terminate legally, as a marriage, etc
(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
films television a scene filmed or televised by dissolving
Origin of dissolve
1Derived forms of dissolve
- dissolvable, adjective
- dissolvability or dissolvableness, noun
- dissolver, noun
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Scientific definitions for dissolve
[ dĭ-zŏlv′ ]
To pass or cause to pass into solution.
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