DISSOLVE





Definition:

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

  2. [verb] cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
    Synonyms: resolve, break up

  3. [verb] pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"

  4. [verb] become weaker; "The sound faded out"
    Synonyms: fade out, fade away

  5. [verb] come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up"
    Synonyms: break up

  6. [verb] stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"
    Synonyms: disband

  7. [verb] cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears"

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

  9. [verb] cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture"

  10. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt

  11. [verb] bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"
    Synonyms: break up

  12. [verb] declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"
    Synonyms: dismiss

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