Dissolve Meaning

There are 12 meaning(s) for word Dissolve

Meaning 1 : become weaker

    Synonyms : fade away,  fade out
Meaning 2 : cause to go into a solution

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

    Synonyms : break up,  resolve
Meaning 3 : become or cause to become soft or liquid

    Example : The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase

    Synonyms : dethaw,  melt,  thaw,  unfreeze,  unthaw
Meaning 4 : bring the association of to an end or cause to break up

    Example : The decree officially dissolved the marriage,the judge dissolved the tobacco company

    Synonyms : break up
Meaning 5 : come to an end

    Example : Their marriage dissolved

    Synonyms : break up
Meaning 6 : declare void

    Example : The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections

    Synonyms : dismiss
Meaning 7 : stop functioning or cohering as a unit

    Example : The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting

    Synonyms : disband
Meaning 8 : cause to fade away

    Example : dissolve a shot or a picture

Meaning 9 : cause to lose control emotionally

    Example : The news dissolved her into tears

Meaning 10 : (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out

Meaning 11 : lose control emotionally

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

Meaning 12 : pass into a solution

    Example : The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee


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