Definition of Dissolve

Noun

  • (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next
    the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out

Verb

  • declare void
    "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"
  • bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
    "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"
    "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"
    - break up
  • 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"
    - dethaw
  • pass into a solution
    "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"
  • cause to fade away
    "dissolve a shot or a picture"
  • lose control emotionally
    "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"
  • cause to lose control emotionally
    "The news dissolved her into tears"
  • stop functioning or cohering as a unit
    "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"
  • come to an end
    "Their marriage dissolved"
    "The tobacco monopoly broke up"
    - break up
  • cause to go into a solution
    "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
    - break up
  • become weaker
    "The sound faded out"
    - fade out - fade away
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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Unscramble dissolve

252 unscramble word found using the letters dissolve.
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