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–v.t.1. to make liquid, especially by putting into a liquid: »
I dissolved two spoonfuls of sugar in my cup of coffee.
SYNONYM(S): thaw. See syn. under melt. (Cf. ↑melt)2. to change from a solid or gas to a liquid: »The warm air dissolved the ice.
SYNONYM(S): thaw. See syn. under melt. (Cf. ↑melt)3. to break up; end: »They dissolved the partnership because they could not agree on how to conduct the business. The cabinet was dissolved because the members could not agree with the prime minister.
SYNONYM(S): disperse.4. to separate into parts; decompose.5. (in motion pictures and television) to cause (a picture or scene) to fade gradually from the screen while the succeeding picture or scene slowly appears.7. Law. to annul: »to dissolve an injunction.
8. Archaic. to destroy the binding power or effect of: »To…dissolve these magic spells (Milton).
–v.i.1. to become liquid, especially by being put into a liquid; become dissolved: »The teacher explained that salt or sugar will dissolve in water.
SYNONYM(S): thaw. See syn. under melt. (Cf. ↑melt)2. to change from a solid or gas to a liquid: »The ice dissolved in the warm air.
SYNONYM(S): thaw. See syn. under melt. (Cf. ↑melt)3. to break up; end: »But though the Icarions did not dissolve til almost the end of the century, their moments of prosperity were modest and few (Edmund Wilson).
4. to fade away: »The dream dissolved when she woke up.
5. to separate into parts; decompose.6. (in motion pictures and television) to fade gradually from the screen while the succeeding picture or scene slowly appears.7. to lose its binding force or effect.–n.(in motion pictures and television) the gradual disappearing of a picture or scene while the succeeding picture or scene slowly appears: »One technique used in taking one camera off the air and putting another in its place is called a dissolve (Jack Gould).
● ↑dissolve in tears,╂[< Latin dissolvere < dis- apart + solvere to loose, loosen]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
