Dissolve - Definition

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