dissolve

dis·solve (d

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v. dis·solved, dis·solv·ing, dis·solves

v.tr.

1. To cause to pass into solution: dissolve salt in water.

2. To reduce (solid matter) to liquid form; melt.

3. To cause to disappear or vanish; dispel.

4. To break into component parts; disintegrate.

5. To bring to an end by or as if by breaking up; terminate.

6. To dismiss (a legislative body, for example): dissolved parliament and called for new elections.

7. To cause to break down emotionally or psychologically; upset.

8. To cause to lose definition; blur; confuse: "Morality has finally been dissolved in pity" Leslie Fiedler.

9. Law To annul; abrogate.

v.intr.

1. To pass into solution.

2. To become liquid; melt.

3. To break up or disperse.

4. To become disintegrated; disappear.

5. To be overcome emotionally or psychologically: I dissolved into helpless laughter.

6. To lose clarity or definition; fade away.

7. To shift shots in a motion-picture film or videotape by having one shot fade out while the next appears behind it and grows clearer as the first one dims.

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·solva·ble adj.

dis·solver n.

dissolve

Verb

[-solving, -solved]

1. to become or cause to become liquid; melt

2. to officially break up (an organization or institution)

3. to formally end: the campaign started as soon as Parliament was dissolved last month

4. to collapse emotionally: she dissolved in loud tears

5. Films, television to fade out one scene and replace with another to make two scenes merge imperceptibly [Latin dissolvere to make loose]

dissolve (d

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To pass or cause to pass into solution.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	dissolve - (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out transition - a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
Verb	1.	dissolve - become weaker; "The sound faded out" fade away, fade out change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" dissolve - cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture"
	2.	dissolve - cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" break up, resolve change integrity - change in physical make-up melt, melt down, run - reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun" cut - dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease"
	3.	dissolve - come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up" break up terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
	4.	dissolve - stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting" disband break up - come apart; "the group broke up"
	5.	dissolve - cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears" dissolve - lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme" discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composure
	6.	dissolve - lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme" lose it, break down, snap - lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped" dissolve - cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears"
	7.	dissolve - cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" dissolve, fade away, fade out - become weaker; "The sound faded out" etch - selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
	8.	dissolve - pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee" disintegrate - break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"
	9.	dissolve - 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, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, melt deliquesce - melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air; "this type of salt deliquesces easily" de-ice, defrost, deice - make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window" flux, liquify, liquefy - become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied"
	10.	dissolve - 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 dismiss, dissolve - declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
	11.	dissolve - declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" dismiss alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" dissolve, break up - bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"