Meaning & Definition of Dissolve in English

1. (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next

• The next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out

1. Become weaker

• "The sound faded out"

2. Cause to go into a solution

• "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"

3. Come to an end

• "Their marriage dissolved"

• "The tobacco monopoly broke up"

4. Stop functioning or cohering as a unit

• "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"

5. Cause to lose control emotionally

• "The news dissolved her into tears"

6. Lose control emotionally

• "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"

7. Cause to fade away

• "Dissolve a shot or a picture"

8. Pass into a solution

• "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"

9. 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"

10. Bring the association of to an end or cause to break up

• "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"

• "The judge dissolved the tobacco company"

11. Declare void

• "The president dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"