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dis·solve

(dĭ-zŏlv′)

v. dis·solved, dis·solv·ing, dis·solves

v.tr.

a. To cause to pass into solution: dissolve salt in water.

b. To reduce (solid matter) to liquid form; melt.

c. To cause to lose definition; blend or blur: "Morality has finally been dissolved in pity" (Leslie Fiedler).

a. To cause to disappear or vanish; dispel: The sun dissolved the fog. That remark dissolved the tension in the room.

b. To break into component parts; disintegrate: The deal dissolved the company into three separate businesses.

c. To bring to an end, as by breaking up; terminate or annul: "General de Gaulle was returned to power ... with a mandate to dissolve an overseas empire that had turned into a nightmare" (Alison Jolly).

d. To dismiss (an assembly such as a legislative body).

3. To cause to be moved emotionally or upset.

v.intr.

a. To pass into solution: Salt dissolves easily in water.

b. To become liquid; melt: The clumps of snow dissolved into puddles.

c. To lose definition; become blurred or indistinguishable: "The last shadows have dissolved into darkness" (Daniel Blajan).

a. To become disintegrated; disappear: The mist dissolves as the sun rises.

b. To be broken up into separate parts: The empire dissolved into many separate countries.

c. To be brought to an end; be annulled or terminated: After a long separation, the marriage finally dissolved.

3. To be moved or overcome emotionally: I dissolved into helpless laughter.

4. To make a transition between shots in a cinematic work using a superimposition in which the first shot fades out while the second shot gradually appears.

A transition in a cinematic work consisting of a superimposition in which the first shot fades out while the second shot gradually appears. Also called lap dissolve.

[Middle English dissolven, from Latin dissolvere : dis-, dis- + solvere, to release; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]

dis·solv′a·ble adj.

dis·solv′er n.

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dissolve

(dɪˈzɒlv)

1. (Chemistry) to go or cause to go into solution: salt dissolves in water; water dissolves sugar.

2. to become or cause to become liquid; melt

3. to disintegrate or disperse

4. to come or bring to an end

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to dismiss (a meeting, parliament, etc) or (of a meeting, etc) to be dismissed

6. to collapse or cause to collapse emotionally: to dissolve into tears.

7. to lose or cause to lose distinctness or clarity

8. (Law) (tr) to terminate legally, as a marriage, etc

9. (Film) (intr) films television to fade out one scene and replace with another to make two scenes merge imperceptibly (fast dissolve) or slowly overlap (slow dissolve) over a period of about three or four seconds

(Film) films television a scene filmed or televised by dissolving

[C14: from Latin dissolvere to make loose, from dis-¹ + solvere to release]

disˈsolvable adj

disˌsolvaˈbility, disˈsolvableness n

disˈsolver n

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dis•solve

(dɪˈzɒlv)

v. -solved, -solv•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid: to dissolve salt in water.

2. to melt; liquefy.

3. to undo or break (a tie, union, etc.).

4. to break up or order the termination of (an assembly or organization); dismiss.

5. to bring to an end; terminate.

6. to separate into parts or elements; disintegrate.

7. to deprive of force; abrogate or annul: to dissolve a marriage.

v.i.

8. to become dissolved, as in a solvent.

9. to become melted or liquefied.

10. to disintegrate or disperse.

11. to lose intensity or strength.

12. to break down emotionally; lose one's composure.

13. to fade out one on-screen image while simultaneously fading in the next, overlapping the two during the process.

14. a transition from one on-screen image to the next made by dissolving.

[1350–1400; < Latin dissolvere=dis- dis-¹ + solvere to solve]

dis•solv`a•bil′i•ty, n.

dis•solv′a•ble, adj.

dis•solv′er, n.

dis·solve

(dĭ-zŏlv′)

To pass or cause to pass into solution: Salt dissolves in water, and water has the ability to dissolve salt.

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dissolve

Past participle: dissolved
Gerund: dissolving

Imperative
dissolve
dissolve

Present
I dissolve
you dissolve
he/she/it dissolves
we dissolve
you dissolve
they dissolve

Preterite
I dissolved
you dissolved
he/she/it dissolved
we dissolved
you dissolved
they dissolved

Present Continuous
I am dissolving
you are dissolving
he/she/it is dissolving
we are dissolving
you are dissolving
they are dissolving

Present Perfect
I have dissolved
you have dissolved
he/she/it has dissolved
we have dissolved
you have dissolved
they have dissolved

Past Continuous
I was dissolving
you were dissolving
he/she/it was dissolving
we were dissolving
you were dissolving
they were dissolving

Past Perfect
I had dissolved
you had dissolved
he/she/it had dissolved
we had dissolved
you had dissolved
they had dissolved

Future
I will dissolve
you will dissolve
he/she/it will dissolve
we will dissolve
you will dissolve
they will dissolve

Future Perfect
I will have dissolved
you will have dissolved
he/she/it will have dissolved
we will have dissolved
you will have dissolved
they will have dissolved

Future Continuous
I will be dissolving
you will be dissolving
he/she/it will be dissolving
we will be dissolving
you will be dissolving
they will be dissolving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dissolving
you have been dissolving
he/she/it has been dissolving
we have been dissolving
you have been dissolving
they have been dissolving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dissolving
you will have been dissolving
he/she/it will have been dissolving
we will have been dissolving
you will have been dissolving
they will have been dissolving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dissolving
you had been dissolving
he/she/it had been dissolving
we had been dissolving
you had been dissolving
they had been dissolving

Conditional
I would dissolve
you would dissolve
he/she/it would dissolve
we would dissolve
you would dissolve
they would dissolve

Past Conditional
I would have dissolved
you would have dissolved
he/she/it would have dissolved
we would have dissolved
you would have dissolved
they would have dissolved

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dissolve

Movement from one scene to another by fading the first out and the second in so that the two merge imperceptibly.

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Noun	1.	dissolve - (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out transition - a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
Verb	1.	dissolve - become weaker; "The sound faded out" fade away, fade out change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" dissolve - cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture"
	2.	dissolve - cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" break up, resolve change integrity - change in physical make-up melt, melt down, run - reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun" cut - dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease"
	3.	dissolve - come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up" break up terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
	4.	dissolve - stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting" disband break up - come apart; "the group broke up"
	5.	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" discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composure
	6.	dissolve - lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme" lose it, break down, snap - lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped" dissolve - cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears"
	7.	dissolve - cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" dissolve, fade away, fade out - become weaker; "The sound faded out" etch - selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
	8.	dissolve - pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee" disintegrate - break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"
	9.	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" dethaw, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, melt deliquesce - melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air; "this type of salt deliquesces easily" defrost, deice, de-ice - make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window" flux, liquify, liquefy - become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied"
	10.	dissolve - bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company" break up dismiss, dissolve - declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
	11.	dissolve - declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" dismiss alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" dissolve, break up - 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

verb

1. melt, break down, disintegrate, soften, thaw, flux, liquefy, deliquesce Heat gently until the sugar dissolves.

2. end, dismiss, suspend, axe (informal), break up, wind up, overthrow, terminate, discontinue, dismantle, disband, disunite The King agreed to dissolve the present commission.

3. disappear, fade, vanish, break down, crumble, disperse, dwindle, evaporate, disintegrate, perish, diffuse, dissipate, decompose, melt away, waste away, evanesce His new-found optimism dissolved.

dissolve into or in something (with tears or laughter as object) break into, burst into, give way to, launch into She dissolved into tears.

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dissolve

verb

1. To change from a solid to a liquid:

deliquesce, flux, fuse, liquefy, melt, run, thaw.

2. To reduce or become reduced to pieces or components:

break down, break up, crumble, decompose, disintegrate, fragment, fragmentize.

3. To disappear gradually by or as if by dispersal of particles:

fade, melt (away).

4. To make (a film image) disappear gradually:

fade out.

noun

A gradual disappearance, especially of a film image:

fade, fadeaway, fade-out.

Translations

يُذيبُ يَفُضُّ

rozpustitzrušit

opløse

auflösen

διαλύω λιώνω

disolver disolverse deshacer

liuottaaristikuvahajautuahajottaaliueta

dissoudrefondu fermé

rastopiti

feloldódikfeloszlat

leysa uppslíta, binda endi á

dissolvenza sciogliere sciogliersi dissolvere decomporre

溶かす

(...을) 녹이다

išardymasištirpdytiištirptipaleidimas

anulētatlaistizšķīstšķīdinātšķirt laulību

oplossen

løse opp oppløse smelte

rozłożyć

dissolver

растворять

rozpustiť

raztopiti

upplösa

ละลาย

çöz mekdağıtmakeri mekerimekfeshetmek

hòa tan

使溶解溶解结束

dissolve

[dɪˈzɒlv]

A. VT (gen) (Comm) → disolver

B. VI (gen) → disolverse
it dissolves in water → se disuelve en agua
the crowd dissolved → la muchedumbre se dispersó
she dissolved into tears → se deshizo en lágrimas

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dissolve

[dɪˈzɒlv]

(in liquid) [+ substance, salt, sugar etc] [liquid] → dissoudre; [person] → faire dissoudre
to dissolve sth in sth → faire dissoudre qch dans qch

[+ organization, committee, group] → dissoudre

[+ marriage] → dissoudre

[+ parliament] → dissoudre

(in liquid) [substance, salt, sugar etc] → se dissoudre

(with heat) [sugar] → fondre

[feeling, optimism, fear] → disparaître

[relationship, partnership] → être dissout(e)

[person] to dissolve in tears, to dissolve into tears → fondre en larmes
to dissolve in laughter, to dissolve into laughter → éclater de rire

dissolve

(lit, Jur, Pol, fig) → auflösen; marriage → scheiden, auflösen

(Film) → überblenden (→ into in or auf +acc)

(lit, Jur, Pol) → sich (auf)lösen; (fig) → sich in nichts auflösen; it dissolves in water → es ist wasserlöslich, es löst sich in Wasser; to dissolve into tears → in Tränen zerfließen; to dissolve into laughter → in Lachen ausbrechen

(Film) → überblenden (→ into in or auf +acc)

n (Film) → Überblendung f

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dissolve

[dɪˈzɒlv]

1. vt (gen) → dissolvere, sciogliere; (partnership, business, marriage) (Pol) → sciogliere

2. vi → dissolversi, sciogliersi (Pol) → sciogliersi
it dissolves in water → si scioglie in acqua
she dissolved into tears → si è sciolta in lacrime
to dissolve into thin air → svanire nel nulla

dissolve

(diˈzolv) verb

1. to (cause to) melt or break up, especially by putting in a liquid. He dissolved the pills in water; The pills dissolved easily in water.

2. to put an end to (a parliament, a marriage etc).

dissolution (disəˈluːʃən) noun

the dissolution of Parliament.

dissolve

→ يُذيبُ rozpustit (se) opløse auflösen διαλύω disolver liuottaa dissoudre rastopiti sciogliere 溶かす (...을) 녹이다 oplossen oppløse rozłożyć dissolver растворять upplösa ละลาย erimek hòa tan 溶解

dis·solve

v. disolver, diluir, deshacer; destruir.

dissolve

vt, vi disolver(se)

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When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

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But does any of these dissolve or destroy her?--and here do not let us fall into the error of supposing that the unjust and foolish man, when he is detected, perishes through his own injustice, which is an evil of the soul.

And anything which is infected by any of these evils is made evil, and at last wholly dissolves and dies?

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I hope, my dears, it will be a long time before we are obliged to dissolve partnership.

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While the inaugural address was being delivered from this place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war-- seeking to dissolve the Union, and divide effects, by negotiation.

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Why not permit them simply to dissolve into thin air until you again require their futile service?"

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In that instrument, the right to institute and to alter governments among men was ascribed exclusively to the people--the ends of government were declared to be to secure the natural rights of man; and that when the government degenerates from the promotion to the destruction of that end, the right and the duty accrues to the people to dissolve this degenerate government and to institute another.

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I'll get a crucible, and into it, and dissolve myself down to one small, compendious vertebra.

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The British monarch may prorogue or even dissolve the Parliament.

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And as by the 16th article of the company's agreement, they were authorized to abandon this undertaking, and dissolve the concern, if before the period of five years it should be found unprofitable, they now formally announced their intention to do so on the 1st day of June, of the ensuing year, unless in the interim they should receive the necessary support and supplies from Mr.

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There was only one spoon, sugar was more plentiful than anything else, but it took too long to dissolve, so it was decided that Mary Hendrikhovna should stir the sugar for everyone in turn.

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Water dissolves wood and iron and salt; air dissolves water; electric fire dissolves air, but the intellect dissolves fire, gravity, laws, method, and the subtlest unnamed relations of nature in its resistless menstruum.