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Dissolves
A form of film punctuation in which there is a gradual transition from one scene to the next
📖 Definitions of "Dissolves"
noun
- 1
A form of film punctuation in which there is a gradual transition from one scene to the next
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.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dissolves"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| disbandverb | (ambitransitive) To break up or (cause to) cease to exist; to disperse. |
| break upverb | (intransitive, idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship. |
| fall apartverb | To disintegrate, to break into pieces. |
| fade awayverb | To lose strength, become weaker; to wane; to disappear or reduce slowly. |
| fade outverb | (idiomatic) To slowly disappear; to wither away. |
| resolveverb | (intransitive) To make a firm decision to do something. To become determined to reach a certain goal or take a certain action. |
| solveverb | To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out. |
| solvesverb | To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out. |
| untyverb | Obsolete form of untie. [(transitive) To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.] |
| solubilizesverb | (transitive) To make (something) soluble or dispersible, especially by adding a detergent. |
| deliquescesverb | (intransitive) To melt by absorbing water and disappearing. |
| thawsnoun | (intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen. |
| dispersesverb | (transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions. |
| meltsverb | (ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat. |
| liquefiesverb | A device used to liquify gases (by cooling and compression) |
| vanishesverb | (intransitive) To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed. |
| fadesverb | (intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant. |
| dilutesverb | (transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water. |
| attenuatesverb | (transitive) To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree. |
| diffusesverb | (transitive) To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means. |
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