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dissolve

/ dissolve /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
Type of:
transition
Derived:
fade out fade away
verb Sense 2
cause to lose control emotionally
"The news dissolved her into tears"
Type of:
upset discompose untune
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
lose control emotionally
"She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"
Type of:
break down lose it snap
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
cause to fade away
"dissolve a shot or a picture"
Type of:
change alter modify
Verb group:
fade out fade away
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
become weaker
"The sound faded out"
Type of:
change state turn
Derived:
receding fadeout
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 6
cause to go into a solution
"The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
Type of:
change integrity
Kinds of:
melt run melt down cut
Derived:
solvent dissolvent dissolver dissolving agent resolvent
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 7
pass into a solution
"The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"
Type of:
disintegrate
Derived:
dissolving dissolution solvent dissolvent dissolver
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 8
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"
Type of:
liquefy flux liquify
Kinds of:
deliquesce defrost deice de-ice
Derived:
thaw melt thawing melting melter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 9
bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
"The decree officially dissolved the marriage"
"the judge dissolved the tobacco company"
Type of:
end terminate
Derived:
dissolution disintegration adjournment breakup
Verb group:
dismiss
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 10
come to an end
"Their marriage dissolved"
"The tobacco monopoly broke up"
Type of:
end terminate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 11
declare void
"The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"
Type of:
change alter modify
Verb group:
break up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 12
stop functioning or cohering as a unit
"The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"
Type of:
break up
Derived:
disbandment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
61
Times Searched
2
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transition upset discompose untune break down lose it snap change alter modify change state turn