DISSOLVE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next
   • the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
   Hypernyms(s) dissolve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • transition (what does transition mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dissolve (what does dissolve mean?)
   • fade out (what does fade out mean?)
   • fade away (what does fade away mean?)

DISSOLVE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • declare void
   Synonym(s)
   • dismiss (what does dismiss mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections
   Hypernyms(s) dissolve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
2. Meaning
   • come to an end
   Synonym(s)
   • break up (what does break up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Their marriage dissolved
   • The tobacco monopoly broke up
   Hypernyms(s) dissolve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • terminate (what does terminate mean?)
3. Meaning
   • bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
   Synonym(s)
   • break up (what does break up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The decree officially dissolved the marriage
   • the judge dissolved the tobacco company
   Hypernyms(s) dissolve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • terminate (what does terminate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dissolution (what does dissolution mean?)
   • disintegration (what does disintegration mean?)
   • adjournment (what does adjournment mean?)
   • dissolution (what does dissolution mean?)
   • dissolution (what does dissolution mean?)
   • breakup (what does breakup mean?)
4. Meaning
   • become or cause to become soft or liquid
   Synonym(s)
   • dethaw (what does dethaw mean?)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)
   • thaw (what does thaw mean?)
   • unfreeze (what does unfreeze mean?)
   • unthaw (what does unthaw mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) dissolve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • liquefy (what does liquefy mean?)
   • flux (what does flux mean?)
   • liquify (what does liquify mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • deliquesce (what does deliquesce mean?)
   • defrost (what does defrost mean?)
   • deice (what does deice mean?)
   • de-ice (what does de-ice mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • thaw (what does thaw mean?)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)
   • thawing (what does thawing mean?)
   • melting (what does melting mean?)
   • melter (what does melter mean?)
   • thaw (what does thaw mean?)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)
   • thawing (what does thawing mean?)
   • melting (what does melting mean?)
   • thaw (what does thaw mean?)
   • thawing (what does thawing mean?)
   • warming (what does warming mean?)
   • thaw (what does thaw mean?)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)
   • thawing (what does thawing mean?)
   • melting (what does melting mean?)
   • thaw (what does thaw mean?)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)
   • thawing (what does thawing mean?)
   • melting (what does melting mean?)
5. Meaning
   • pass into a solution
   Usage Example(s)
   • The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee
   Hypernyms(s) dissolve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disintegrate (what does disintegrate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dissolving (what does dissolving mean?)
   • dissolution (what does dissolution mean?)
   • solvent (what does solvent mean?)
   • dissolvent (what does dissolvent mean?)
   • dissolver (what does dissolver mean?)
   • dissolving agent (what does dissolving agent mean?)
   • resolvent (what does resolvent mean?)
   • dissolving (what does dissolving mean?)
   • dissolution (what does dissolution mean?)
6. Meaning
   • cause to go into a solution
   Synonym(s)
   • break up (what does break up mean?)
   • resolve (what does resolve mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water
   Hypernyms(s) dissolve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change integrity (what does change integrity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • melt (what does melt mean?)
   • run (what does run mean?)
   • melt down (what does melt down mean?)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   Cause(s)
   • dissolve (what does dissolve mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • solvent (what does solvent mean?)
   • dissolvent (what does dissolvent mean?)
   • dissolver (what does dissolver mean?)
   • dissolving agent (what does dissolving agent mean?)
   • resolvent (what does resolvent mean?)
   • dissolving (what does dissolving mean?)
   • dissolution (what does dissolution mean?)
   • solvent (what does solvent mean?)
   • dissolvent (what does dissolvent mean?)
   • dissolver (what does dissolver mean?)
   • dissolving agent (what does dissolving agent mean?)
   • resolvent (what does resolvent mean?)
   • solvent (what does solvent mean?)
   • dissolvent (what does dissolvent mean?)
   • dissolver (what does dissolver mean?)
   • dissolving agent (what does dissolving agent mean?)
   • resolvent (what does resolvent mean?)
   • dissolving (what does dissolving mean?)
   • dissolution (what does dissolution mean?)
7. Meaning
   • become weaker
   Synonym(s)
   • fade away (what does fade away mean?)
   • fade out (what does fade out mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The sound faded out
   Hypernyms(s) dissolve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change state (what does change state mean?)
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • receding (what does receding mean?)
   • fadeout (what does fadeout mean?)
   • dissolve (what does dissolve mean?)
8. Meaning
   • cause to fade away
   Usage Example(s)
   • dissolve a shot or a picture
   Hypernyms(s) dissolve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
9. Meaning
   • lose control emotionally
   Usage Example(s)
   • She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme
   Hypernyms(s) dissolve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • break down (what does break down mean?)
   • lose it (what does lose it mean?)
   • snap (what does snap mean?)
10. Meaning
    • cause to lose control emotionally
    Usage Example(s)
    • The news dissolved her into tears
    Hypernyms(s) dissolve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • upset (what does upset mean?)
    • discompose (what does discompose mean?)
    • untune (what does untune mean?)
    • disconcert (what does disconcert mean?)
    • discomfit (what does discomfit mean?)
11. Meaning
    • stop functioning or cohering as a unit
    Synonym(s)
    • disband (what does disband mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting
    Hypernyms(s) dissolve is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • break up (what does break up mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • disbandment (what does disbandment mean?)