dissolve

[Dis*solveĀ·]

To dissolve something is to break it up or weaken it, making it no longer recognizable. You could dissolve your book club or you could even dissolve a pill by dropping it into a glass of water.

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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.

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

Verb
declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"

Verb
come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up"

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"

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"

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Verb
pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"

Verb
cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"

Verb
become weaker; "The sound faded out"

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cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture"

Verb
lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"

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cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears"

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stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"


v. t.
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.

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

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

v. t.
To solve; to clear up; to resolve.

v. t.
To relax by pleasure; to make powerless.

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

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

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

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


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.
Lest his ungoverned rage dissolve the life.
2. To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to disunite; to sunder; to loosen; to undo; to separate.
Nothing can dissolve us.
Down fell the duke, his joints dissolved asunder.
For one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another.
3. To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc.,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften.
As if the world were all dissolved to tears.
4. To solve; to clear up; to resolve. "Dissolved the mystery." Tennyson.
Make interpretations and dissolve doubts.
5. To relax by pleasure; to make powerless.
Angels dissolved in hallelujahs lie.
6. (Law) To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release; as, to dissolve an injunction. Syn. -- See Adjourn.

Dissolve

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

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.

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

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Usage Examples

The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.

Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church.

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Other Usage Examples

It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble, how hopeless the outlook how muddled the tangle, how great the mistake. A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all.

According to an ancient Sardinian legend, the bodies of those who are born on Christmas Eve will never dissolve into dust but are preserved until the end of time.

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