'Dissolve' definitions:

Definition of 'dissolve'

(from WordNet)
noun
(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
verb
Become weaker; "The sound faded out" [syn: dissolve, fade out, fade away]
verb
Cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" [syn: dissolve, resolve, break up]
verb
Come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up" [syn: dissolve, break up]
verb
Stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting" [syn: disband, dissolve]
verb
Cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears"
verb
Lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"
verb
Cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture"
verb
Pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"
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" [syn: dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt]
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" [syn: dissolve, break up]
verb
Declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" [syn: dissolve, dismiss]

Definition of 'Dissolve'

From: GCIDE
  • Dissolve \Dis*solve"\, v. i.
  • 1. To waste away; to be dissipated; to be decomposed or broken up. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To become fluid; to be melted; to be liquefied. [1913 Webster]
  • A figure Trenched in ice, which with an hour's heat Dissolves to water, and doth lose his form. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To fade away; to fall to nothing; to lose power. [1913 Webster]
  • The charm dissolves apace. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Dissolve'

From: GCIDE
  • Dissolve \Dis*solve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissolved; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissolving.] [L. dissolvere, dissolutum; dis- + solvere to loose, free. See Solve, and cf. Dissolute.]
  • 1. To separate into competent parts; to disorganize; to break up; hence, to bring to an end by separating the parts, sundering a relation, etc.; to terminate; to destroy; to deprive of force; as, to dissolve a partnership; to dissolve Parliament. [1913 Webster]
  • Lest his ungoverned rage dissolve the life. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to disunite; to sunder; to loosen; to undo; to separate. [1913 Webster]
  • Nothing can dissolve us. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Down fell the duke, his joints dissolved asunder. --Fairfax. [1913 Webster]
  • For one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another. --The Declaration of Independence. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc.,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften. [1913 Webster]
  • As if the world were all dissolved to tears. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To solve; to clear up; to resolve. "Dissolved the mystery." --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • Make interpretations and dissolve doubts. --Dan. v. 16. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To relax by pleasure; to make powerless. [1913 Webster]
  • Angels dissolved in hallelujahs lie. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Law) To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release; as, to dissolve an injunction.
  • Syn: See Adjourn. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'dissolve'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Dissolve'