1. dissolve - noun
· (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
Hypernym(s): transition
2. dissolve - verb
· become weaker; "The sound faded out"
Synonym(s): fade_out, fade_away
Hypernym(s): change_state, turn
3. dissolve - verb
· cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
Hypernym(s): change_integrity
4. dissolve - verb
· come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up"
Synonym(s): break_up
5. dissolve - verb
· stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"
Synonym(s): disband
Hypernym(s): break_up
6. dissolve - verb
· cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears"
Hypernym(s): upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
7. dissolve - verb
· lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"
Hypernym(s): break_down, lose_it, snap
8. dissolve - verb
· cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture"
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
9. dissolve - verb
· pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"
Hypernym(s): disintegrate
10. dissolve - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt
Hypernym(s): liquefy, flux, liquify
11. dissolve - verb
· bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"
Synonym(s): break_up
12. dissolve - verb
· declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"
Synonym(s): dismiss
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
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