dissolve

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   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.

2. 2transitive verb

   To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to disunite; to sunder; to loosen; to undo; to separate.

3. 3transitive verb

   To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc.,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften.

4. 4transitive verb

   To solve; to clear up; to resolve.

5. 5transitive verb

   To relax by pleasure; to make powerless.

6. 6transitive verb

   To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release; as, to dissolve an injunction.

7. 7intransitive verb

   To waste away; to be dissipated; to be decomposed or broken up.

8. 8intransitive verb

   To become fluid; to be melted; to be liquefied.

9. 9intransitive verb

   To fade away; to fall to nothing; to lose power.

10. 10noun

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

11. 11verb

    declare void

    "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"

    Synonyms

    dismiss
12. 12verb

    come to an end

    "Their marriage dissolved"

    "The tobacco monopoly broke up"

13. 13verb

    bring the association of to an end or cause to break up

    "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"

    "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"

14. 14verb

    become or cause to become soft or liquid

    "The sun melted the ice"

    "the ice thawed"

    Synonyms

    meltthawunfreezeunthaw
15. 15verb

    pass into a solution

    "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"

16. 16verb

    cause to go into a solution

    "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"

    Synonyms

    resolve
17. 17verb

    become weaker

    "The sound faded out"

18. 18verb

    cause to fade away

    "dissolve a shot or a picture"

19. 19verb

    lose control emotionally

    "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"

20. 20verb

    cause to lose control emotionally

    "The news dissolved her into tears"

21. 21verb

    stop functioning or cohering as a unit

    "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"

    Synonyms

    disband