Dissolve

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; as, to dissolve a partnership; to dissolve Parliament. [imp. & p. p. Dissolved ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dissolving.] Lest his ungoverned rage dissolve the life. - Shak.
	2.	To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to disunite; to sunder; to loosen; to undo; to separate. Nothing can dissolve us. - Shak. Down fell the duke, his joints dissolved asunder. - Fairfax. For one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another. - The Declaration of Independence.
	3.	To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc.,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften. As if the world were all dissolved to tears. - Shak.
	4.	To solve; to clear up; to resolve. Make interpretations and dissolve doubts. - Dan. v. 16.
	5.	To relax by pleasure; to make powerless. Angels dissolved in hallelujahs lie. - Dryden.
	6.	(Law) To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release; as, to dissolve an injunction.
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. A figure Trenched in ice, which with an hour's heat Dissolves to water, and doth lose his form. - Shak.
	3.	To fade away; to fall to nothing; to lose power. The charm dissolves apace. - Shak.

Noun	1.	dissolve - (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
Verb	1.	dissolve - cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" Synonyms: break up, resolve
	2.	dissolve - pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"
	3.	dissolve - become weaker; "The sound faded out" Synonyms: fade away, fade out
	4.	dissolve - come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up" Synonyms: break up
	5.	dissolve - stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting" Synonyms: disband
	6.	dissolve - cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears"
	7.	dissolve - lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"
	8.	dissolve - cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture"
	9.	dissolve - 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" Synonyms: dethaw, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, melt
	10.	dissolve - bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company" Synonyms: break up
	11.	dissolve - declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" Synonyms: dismiss

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