Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)dissolve(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out Verbs
(v)dissolve, resolve, break upcause to go into a solution“The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water” (v)dissolve, break upcome to an end (of a state)“Their marriage dissolved”,
“The tobacco monopoly broke up” (v)disband, dissolvestop functioning or cohering as a unit“The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting” (v)dissolvecause to lose control emotionally“The news dissolved her into tears” (v)dissolvelose control emotionally“She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme” (v)dissolvecause to fade away“dissolve a shot or a picture” (v)dissolvepass into a solution“The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee” (v)dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, meltbecome 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” (v)dissolve, break upbring the association of to an end or cause to break up“The decree officially dissolved the marriage”,
“the judge dissolved the tobacco company” (v)dissolve, dismissdeclare void“The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections”