Pronunciations (5)
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/dɪˈzɒlv/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/dɪˈzɑlv/
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- General-American
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/dɪˈzɔlv/
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dɪˈzɒlv
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- GB
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dɪˈzɑlv
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- US
Verb
To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.
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The ruling party or coalition sometimes dissolves parliament early when the polls are favorable, hoping to reconvene with a larger majority.
To destroy, make disappear.
Usage- Transitive
To liquify, melt into a fluid.
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as if the world were all dissolved to tears
To be melted, changed into a fluid.
Usage- Intransitive
To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or other material.
Usage- physical
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There was a legend that Cleopatra was accustomed to dissolve pearls in vinegar and drink the fluid in order to promote her amorousness.
To be disintegrated by such immersion.
Usage- Intransitive
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To disperse, drive apart a group of persons.
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Nothing can dissolve us.
To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to loosen; to undo; to separate.
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Down fell the duke, his joints dissolved asunder.
For one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another.
To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release.
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to dissolve an injunction
Jon Snow is the legitimate heir to the Targaryen line, by the old rules, of the old government, which was dissolved and reshaped by King Robert.
To shift from one shot to another by having the former fade out as the latter fades in.
Usage- Intransitive
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To resolve itself as by dissolution.
Usage- Intransitive
To solve; to clear up; to resolve.
Usage- Obsolete
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dissolved the mystery
Make interpretations and dissolve doubts.
To relax by pleasure; to make powerless.
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Seraph and Cherub, careleſs of their charge, / And wanton, in full eaſe now live at large: / Unguarded leave the paſſes of the Sky; / And all diſſolv'd in Hallelujahs lye.
To separate a ligature into its component letters.
Noun
a form of film punctuation in which there is a gradual transition from one scene to the next
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While most of the film is done in medium and long shots (connected with dissolves and wipes which lend a lovely period effect)
Noun
(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
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Verb
grow less and less substantial until it disappears
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The sound faded out
cause to go into a solution
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The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water
come to an end (of a state)
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Their marriage dissolved
The tobacco monopoly broke up
stop functioning or cohering as a unit
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The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting
cause to lose control emotionally
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The news dissolved her into tears
lose control emotionally
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She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme
cause to fade away
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dissolve a shot or a picture
pass into a solution
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The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee
become or cause to become soft or liquid
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The sun melted the ice
the ice thawed
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the ice cream melted
The heat melted the wax
The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase
dethaw the meat
bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
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The decree officially dissolved the marriage
the judge dissolved the tobacco company
declare void
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The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections