dissolve

/dɪzˈɑlv/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. become weaker
   “The sound faded out”
2. cause to go into a solution
   “The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water”
3. come to an end
   “Their marriage dissolved”
4. stop functioning or cohering as a unit
   “The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting”
5. cause to lose control emotionally
   “The news dissolved her into tears”
6. lose control emotionally
   “She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme”
7. cause to fade away
   “dissolve a shot or a picture”
8. pass into a solution
   “The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee”
9. become or cause to become soft or liquid
   “The sun melted the ice”
10. bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
    “The decree officially dissolved the marriage”
11. declare void
    “The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections”

noun

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

Synonyms for dissolve

• fade out
• fade away
• resolve
• break up
• disband
• thaw
• unfreeze
• unthaw
• dethaw
• melt
• dismiss

Words that rhyme with dissolve

• resolve
• involve
• devolve
• evolve
• revolve
• solve
• absolve