dissolve

dis·solve  (d-zlv)

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.

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.

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[Middle English dissolven, from Latin dissolvere : dis-, dis- + solvere, to release; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]

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dis·solva·ble adj.

dis·solver n.

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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]

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dissolve  (d-zlv)

To pass or cause to pass into solution.

Thesaurus

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"

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dissolve

verb 1. melt, soften, thaw, flux, liquefy, deliquesce

verb 2. end, dismiss, suspend, axe (informal) break up, wind up, overthrow, terminate, discontinue, dismantle, disband, disunite

verb 3. disappear, fade, vanish, break down, crumble, disperse, dwindle, evaporate, disintegrate, perish, diffuse, dissipate, decompose, melt away, waste away, evanesce

dissolve into or in something (tears or laughter) break into, burst into, give way to, launch into

Translations

dissolve [dɪˈzɔlv] vt (gen), (COMM) → disolver

vi → disolverse

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dissolve [dɪˈzɔlv] vt → dissoudre

vi → se dissoudre, fondre (fig); disparaître;

to dissolve in(to) tears → fondre en larmes

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dissolve [dɪˈzɔlv] vt → auflösen

vi → sich auflösen;

to dissolve in(to) tears → in Tränen zerfließen

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dissolve [dɪˈzɔlv] vt → dissolvere, sciogliere;

(COMM, POL), [+ marriage]; sciogliere

vi → dissolversi, sciogliersi;

(fig) → svanire

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dissolve

v dissolve [diˈzolv]

1 to (cause to) melt or break up, especially by putting in a liquid He dissolved the pills in water; The pills dissolved easily in water. oplos, smelt, verdwyn يُذيبُ разтварям rozpustit (se) opløse auflösen διαλύω disolver(se) lahustama, lahustuma حل شدن؛ از هم پاشیدن liuottaa, liueta (se) dissoudre לְהָמֵס गलाना otopiti, rastopiti felold(ódik) melarutkan leysa upp sciogliere 溶かす 녹다; (물에) 녹이다, 용해시키다 ištirpti, ištirpdyti šķīdināt; izšķīst larut oplossen løse(s) opp, oppløse seg, smelte rozpuścić (się) dissolver a (se) dizolva, a pune capăt растворять(ся) rozpustiť (sa) raztopiti (se) rastvoriti lösa upp, smälta ละลาย çöz(ül)mek, eri(t)mek 使溶解 розчиняти(ся) تحلیل ہو جانا hòa tan 使溶解

2 to put an end to (a parliament, a marriage etc). ontbind يَفُضُّ закривам rozpustit; zrušit opløse auflösen διαλύω, βάζω τέλος σε κτ. disolver laiali saatma, tühistama فسخ کردن؛ منحل کردن hajottaa, purkaa dissoudre לְפָזֵר किसी व्यवस्था को भंग या खत्म करना raspustiti, poništiti feloszlat membubarkan slíta, binda endi á sciogliere 解消する (조직이) 해산되다, (계약·결혼이)해소(解消)되다; 해산하다, 해소하다 paleisti, išardyti atlaist (parlamentu); šķirt laulību; anulēt (līgumu) bubar ontbinden oppløse rozwiązać dissolver a dizolva распускать;расторгать rozpustiť; zrušiť razpustiti, razvezati raskinuti upplösa ยุติ son vermek, dağıtmak, feshetmek 使終結 анулювати, розривати برخاست کرنا giải thể 使终结

n dissolution [disəˈluːʃən]

the dissolution of Parliament. ontbinding فَضُّ ( البَرْلَمان) разпускане rozpuštění; zrušení opløsning die Auflösung διάλυση disolución laialisaatmine انحلال؛ فروپاشی hajoaminen, hajottaminen dissolution פִּיזוּר, בִּיטוּל भंग raspuštanje parlamenta, otapanje feloszlatás (parlamenté) pembubaran rof scioglimento 解散 용해, 해산, 해소 paleidimas, išardymas (parlamenta) atlaišana; (laulības) šķiršana; (līguma) anulēšana pembubaran ontbinding oppløsning rozwiązanie dissolução dizolvare роспуск rozpustenie razpustitev raspuštanje upplösning การสลายตัว; การสิ้นสุด sona erme, dağıtma (議會等)解散 розпуск, закриття تحلیل sự giải tán （议会等）解散