dissolve (n.)

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

    dissolve (v.)

  1. become weaker; The sound faded out

    [ Syn: fade out , fade away ]

  2. bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; The decree officially dissolved the marriage; the judge dissolved the tobacco company

    [ Syn: break up ]

  3. declare void; The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections

    [ Syn: dismiss ]

  4. cause to go into a solution; The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water

    [ Syn: resolve , break up ]

  5. come to an end; Their marriage dissolved; The tobacco monopoly broke up

    [ Syn: break up ]

  6. stop functioning or cohering as a unit; The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting

    [ Syn: disband ]

  7. cause to lose control emotionally; The news dissolved her into tears'

  8. lose control emotionally; She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme'

  9. cause to fade away; dissolve a shot or a picture'

  10. pass into a solution; The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee'

  11. 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

    [ Syn: thaw , unfreeze , unthaw , dethaw , melt ]

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