| dissolve [n] |
| | |
| 1) | (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out |
|
| Synonyms : | |
| See Also:
| transition |
| | |
| dissolve [v] |
| | |
| 1) | cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" |
|
| Synonyms : | break_up resolve |
| See Also:
| change_integrity dissolvent dissolution melt cut |
| | |
| 2) | pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee" |
|
| Synonyms : | |
| See Also:
| disintegrate dissolution dissolvent |
| | |
| 3) | become weaker; "The sound faded out" |
|
| Synonyms : | fade_away fade_out |
| See Also:
| change_state fadeout |
| | |
| 4) | come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up" |
|
| Synonyms : | break_up |
| See Also:
| end |
| | |
| 5) | stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting" |
|
| Synonyms : | disband |
| See Also:
| break_up disbandment |
| | |
| 6) | cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears" |
|
| Synonyms : | |
| See Also:
| discomfit |
| | |
| 7) | lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme" |
|
| Synonyms : | |
| See Also:
| break_down |
| | |
| 8) | cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture" |
|
| Synonyms : | |
| See Also:
| alter |
| | |
| 9) | 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" |
|
| Synonyms : | dethaw melt thaw unfreeze unthaw |
| See Also:
| flux melt melter thaw deliquesce de-ice |
| | |
| 10) | bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company" |
|
| Synonyms : | break_up |
| See Also:
| dismiss end disintegration adjournment breakup |
| | |
| 11) | declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" |
|
| Synonyms : | dismiss |
| See Also:
| alter break_up |
| | |
