dissolve
pronunciation
How to pronounce dissolve in British English:
UK [dɪˈzɒlv]
How to pronounce dissolve in American English:
US [dɪˈzɑːlv]
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- 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:
- cause to go into a solution
- pass into a solution
- become weaker
- come to an end
- stop functioning or cohering as a unit
- cause to lose control emotionally
- lose control emotionally
- cause to fade away
- become or cause to become soft or liquid
- bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
- declare void
Word Origin
- dissolve
- dissolve: see solve
- dissolve (v.)
- late 14c. (transitive and intransitive) "to break up" (of material substances), from Latin dissolvere "to loosen up, break apart," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + solvere "to loose, loosen" (see solve). Meaning "to disband" (an assembly) is early 15c. Related: Dissolved; dissolving.
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Example
- 1. They say that water is the universal solvent because it can dissolve almost anything .
- 2. But under italian law he cannot dissolve parliament .
- 3. The glue does not dissolve in water .
- 4. Concentrate on the long sighing sound and feel the tension dissolve .
- 5. Mr geithner 's challenge is to ensure bold talk does not dissolve into empty rhetoric .