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dissolve

noun
  1. (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next
verb
  1. declare void
    “The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections”
    dismiss
  2. come to an end
    “Their marriage dissolved”
  3. bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
    “The decree officially dissolved the marriage”
    break up
  4. become or cause to become soft or liquid
    thawmeltunfreezeunthawdethaw
  5. pass into a solution
    “The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee”
  6. cause to go into a solution
    “The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water”
    resolve
  7. become weaker
    weakenfade outfade away
  8. cause to fade away
    “dissolve a shot or a picture”
  9. lose control emotionally
    “I dissolved into tears when i heard that my friend had lost all their savings in a pyramid scheme.”
  10. cause to lose control emotionally
    “The news dissolved them into tears.”
  11. stop functioning or cohering as a unit
    “The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting”
    disband