dissolve
noun
- 1
A form of film punctuation in which there is a gradual transition from one scene to the next
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.
“The ruling party or coalition sometimes dissolves parliament early when the polls are favorable, hoping to reconvene with a larger majority.”
- 2
To destroy, make disappear.
- 3
To liquify, melt into a fluid.
- 4
To be melted, changed into a fluid.
- 5
To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or gas.
- 6
To be disintegrated by such immersion.
- 7
To disperse, drive apart a group of persons.
- 8
To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to loosen; to undo; to separate.
- 9
To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release.
“to dissolve an injunction”
- 10
To shift from one shot to another by having the former fade out as the latter fades in.
- 11
To resolve itself as by dissolution.
- 12
To solve; to clear up; to resolve.
- 13
To relax by pleasure; to make powerless.
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