Dissolve Very Common

Dissolve has 14 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

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

"The director decided to dissolve into the rainy street instead of cutting abruptly, letting the characters' faces slowly fade while the new setting emerged."

dissolve

a form of film punctuation in which there is a gradual transition from one scene to the next

"The editor chose to dissolve between the bustling city street and the quiet park instead of cutting abruptly."

Verb

become weaker

"The sound faded out"

dissolve fade out fade away

cause to go into a solution

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

dissolve resolve break up

come to an end

"Their marriage dissolved"

"The tobacco monopoly broke up"

dissolve break up

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

lose control emotionally

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

dissolve

cause to fade away

"dissolve a shot or a picture"

dissolve

pass into a solution

"The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"

dissolve

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"

dissolve thaw unfreeze unthaw dethaw melt

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

"The decree officially dissolved the marriage"

"the judge dissolved the tobacco company"

dissolve break up

declare void

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

dissolve dismiss

To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.

"The board voted to dissolve the temporary task force once the project was completed."

Example Sentences

"The sound faded out" verb

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

"Their marriage dissolved" verb

"The tobacco monopoly broke up" verb

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

"The news dissolved her into tears" verb

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

"dissolve a shot or a picture" verb

"The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee" verb

"The sun melted the ice" verb