v. t. | 1. | To separate into competent parts; to disorganize; to break up; hence, to bring to an end by separating the parts, sundering a relation, etc.; to terminate; to destroy; to deprive of force; |
2. | To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to disunite; to sunder; to loosen; to undo; to separate. | |
3. | To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc.,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften. | |
4. | To solve; to clear up; to resolve. | |
5. | To relax by pleasure; to make powerless. | |
6. | (Law) To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release; | |
v. i. | 1. | To waste away; to be dissipated; to be decomposed or broken up. |
2. | To become fluid; to be melted; to be liquefied. | |
3. | To fade away; to fall to nothing; to lose power. |