dissolve
/dɪˈzɑːlv/
verb
- To mix a solid substance into a liquid so that it becomes part of the liquid.
- Stir the sugar until it dissolves completely in the tea.
- Salt dissolves faster in warm water than in cold water.
- The chemist showed how the powder dissolves in acid.
- To officially end a formal agreement, group, or organization.
- The king dissolved parliament and called for new elections.
- They decided to dissolve their business partnership amicably.
- The board voted to dissolve the committee after the project ended.
- To gradually disappear or fade away.
- All their hopes dissolved after the failed experiment.
- The fog dissolved as the sun rose higher.
- Her anger dissolved when she heard his apology.
- To end a marriage legally; to divorce.
- They agreed to dissolve their marriage after years of conflict.
- In some cultures, it is very difficult to dissolve a marriage.
- The couple decided to dissolve their union quietly.
noun
- A scene in a film or video that gradually changes into another scene by fading one out while the other fades in.
- The editor added a dissolve to transition from the past to the present.
- The director used a slow dissolve to show the passage of time.
- A dissolve between scenes can create a dreamlike effect.