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   Dis·solve

   /dəˈzôlv/

   

   verb

   • 1. (with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution: "glucose dissolves easily in water" Similar go into solutionbecome a solutionbreak downliquefymeltdeliquescedisintegratediffusetechnical:solvateOpposite condense
   • ▪ (of something abstract, especially a feeling) disappear: "my courage dissolved" Similar disappearvanishmelt awayevaporatedispersedissipatedisintegratedwindlefade (away)fall awaysubsideebbwanepeter outfizzle outcrumbledecomposewiltwitherperishdiebe destroyedcease to existcome to an endpass awayevanesceOpposite appear
   • ▪ subside uncontrollably into (an expression of strong feelings): "she suddenly dissolved into floods of tears"
   • ▪ (in a movie) change gradually to (a different scene or picture): "dissolve to side view, looking down the street"
   • 2. close down or dismiss (an assembly or official body): "the country's president can dissolve parliament under certain circumstances" Similar disbanddisestablishdismissbring to an endendterminatefinishceaseconcludediscontinuebreak upsplit upclose downwind up/downsuspendprorogueadjournscrapabolishdo away withget rid ofOpposite establish
   • ▪ annul or put an end to (a partnership or marriage): "it only takes 28 days to dissolve a domestic partnership" Similar dispersedisbandbreak upsplit upseparatescattergo their separate waysgo in different directionsdisjoinannulnullifyvoidcancelinvalidateoverturnrepealrescindrevokedivorceOpposite join together

   noun

   • 1. (in a movie) an act or instance of moving gradually from one picture to another: "the alternatives to a cut are fades or dissolves"

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘break down into component parts’): from Latin dissolvere, from dis- ‘apart’ + solvere ‘loosen or solve’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dissolvable adjective
   • 2. dissolver noun

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   What does it mean to dissolve a solution?

   • 1. to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid: to dissolve salt in water. 2. to melt; liquefy. 3. to undo or break (a tie, union, etc.). 4. to break up or order the termination of (an assembly or organization); dismiss. 5. to bring to an end; terminate. 6. to separate into parts or elements; disintegrate.

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   What is dissolve verb?

   • Definition of dissolve verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive] dissolve (in something) (of a solid) to mix with a liquid and become part of it Salt dissolves in water. Heat gently until the sugar dissolves. The aspirin hasn't dissolved completely yet. Want to learn more?

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   What does dissolved mean?

   • : a gradual superimposing of one motion-picture or television shot upon another on a screen Verb Dissolve the tablet in water. Hopes for peace dissolved in renewed violence. His kind words dissolved her sadness. The treatment is used to dissolve kidney stones.

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   • You could dissolve your book club or you could even dissolve a pill by dropping it into a glass of water. You can use the verb dissolve to describe things that are coming apart or diminishing. Dissolve goes back to the Latin root dissolvere, meaning "to loosen," and it came into English in the 14th century.

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   to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water. to melt; liquefy: to dissolve sugar into syrup. to undo (a tie or bond); break up (a connection, union, etc.). Synonyms: loosen, sever. to break up (an assembly or organization); dismiss; disperse.

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   To dissolve something is to break it up or weaken it, making it no longer recognizable. You could dissolve your book club or you could even dissolve a pill by dropping it into a glass of water. You can use the verb dissolve to describe things that are coming apart or diminishing.

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