Dissolve

verb

dɪ'zɑlv

Noun

(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

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:EndTerminate
cause to go into a solution
“The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water”
Similar:Resolve
become or cause to become soft or liquid
“The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase”
Similar:DethawMelt ThawUnfreezeUnthaw
Type of:LiquefyLiquifyFlux
come to an end
“Their marriage dissolved”
Type of:EndTerminate
declare void
“The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections”
Similar:Dismiss
Type of:AlterModifyChange
stop functioning or cohering as a unit
“The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting”
Similar:Disband
cause to fade away
“dissolve a shot or a picture”
Type of:AlterChangeModify
cause to lose control emotionally
“The news dissolved her into tears”
Type of:UpsetDiscomfitDiscompose
lose control emotionally
“She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme”
Type of:Snap
pass into a solution
“The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee”
Type of:Disintegrate
become weaker
Type of:Turn