dissolve

nouns

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

dissolve

is a type of (narrower)

a passage that connects a topic to one that follows

transition

verbs

become weaker

"The sound faded out"

dissolve, fade away, fade out

cause to go into a solution

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

break up, dissolve, resolve

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come to an end

"Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up"

break up, dissolve

stop functioning or cohering as a unit

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

disband, dissolve

cause to lose control emotionally

"The news dissolved her into tears"

dissolve

verb group

lose control emotionally

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

dissolve

is a type of (narrower)

cause to lose one's composure

discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset

lose control emotionally

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

dissolve

verb group

cause to lose control emotionally

"The news dissolved her into tears"

dissolve

is a type of (narrower)

lose control of one's emotions

"When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped"

break down, lose it, snap

cause to fade away

"dissolve a shot or a picture"

dissolve

verb group

become weaker

"The sound faded out"

dissolve, fade away, fade out

is a type of (narrower)

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

alter, change, modify

pass into a solution

"The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"

dissolve

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dissolution

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dissolver

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dissolving

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break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity

"The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"

disintegrate

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"

dethaw, dissolve, melt, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw

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

"The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"

break up, dissolve

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dissolution

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dissolution

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dissolution

declare void

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

dismiss, dissolve