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dissolve Definition

dis·solve (di zälv′, -zôlv′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·solved′, -·solv′·ing

  1. to make or become liquid; liquefy; melt
  2. to merge with a liquid; pass or make pass into solution
  3. to break up; disunite; decompose; disintegrate
  4. to end by or as by breaking up; terminate
  5. to disappear or make disappear
  6. Film, TV to combine or be combined in a lap dissolve

Etymology: ME dissolven < L dissolvere, to loosen < dis-, apart + solvere, to loosen: see solve

noun

lap dissolve

dissolve Related Forms

dis·solv′·able adjective dis·solv′·er noun

dissolve Idioms

dissolve in tears

or dissolve into tears

weep

dissolve Synonyms

dissolve

v.

  1. To pass from a solid to a liquid state

    liquefy, melt, melt away, thaw, soften, run, deliquesce, fluidify, defrost, diffuse, waste away, flux, pass into solution; see also evaporate 1, melt 1.

    Antonyms harden*, freeze*, solidify. *

  2. To disintegrate

    break up, separate, break into pieces; see decay, disintegrate 1.

  3. To destroy

    put an end to, eradicate, do away with, terminate; see destroy 1, end 1.

  4. To dismiss

    adjourn, postpone, discontinue; see dismiss 1, suspend 2.

  5. To annul

    repeal, invalidate, render void; see cancel 2.

  6. To fade away

    vanish, melt away, fade; see disappear. See syn. study at melt, suspend.

dissolve Usage Examples

Object

  • oxygen: Higher amounts of dissolved oxygen are found in freshwater.
  • gelatine: Alternatively, rest cup in a saucepan of simmering water to dissolve the gelatine.
  • clot: It should be remembered that anticoagulants do not dissolve any existing clots.
  • monastery: To protect the southern coast Henry immediately set about building a series of forts using the proceeds from the dissolved monasteries.
  • nitrogen: This allows the diver to incrementally return to the surface, allowing the excess dissolved nitrogen to escape from the body.
  • priory: In Rochester he dissolved the Priory of St. Andrew which was attached to the Cathedral.

Subject

resolution: Article 30 - Dissolution 1. ICOM can be dissolved only by resolution of the General Assembly.

Preposition: into

  • tear: MARTIN WELLS recoils from the photo in horror, dissolving into tears, hand over his mouth. ) MARTIN WELLS: Vicky.
  • chaos: Thus at the cost of a single life discipline was restored, without which the Army would have dissolved into chaos.

Used with why or when

when: The corporation has a life of its own and does not dissolve when ownership changes.

Preposition: in

  • solvent: Alkanes are virtually insoluble in water, but dissolve in organic solvents.
  • ml: CDDP dissolved in 500-1,000 ml of physiological saline solution was periodically administered via the i.p. port system.
  • liter: At this PO 2 only 3 ml of oxygen will dissolve in every liter of plasma.
  • liquid: When substances are dissolved in a liquid, they may develop a charge.
  • water: Sodium chloride simply dissolves in water to give a neutral solution.
  • plasma: Oxygen is carried in the blood, both combined with hemoglobin and dissolved in the plasma.

Preposition: under

tongue: They should put it straight into the mouth allowing it to dissolve under the tongue.

Preposition: with

monastery: The abbey survived for only three more years and was finally dissolved with the larger monasteries in February 1539.

Preposition: by

resolution: Article 30 - Dissolution 1. ICOM can be dissolved only by resolution of the General Assembly.

Preposition: upon

dissociation: A corporation does not dissolve upon the dissociation of a shareholder.