dissolve

Phonetics

/dɪˈzɒlv/

/dɪˈzɑlv/

noun

A form of film punctuation in which there is a gradual transition from one scene to the next

verb

To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.
Example: The ruling party or coalition sometimes dissolves parliament early when the polls are favorable, hoping to reconvene with a larger majority.
To destroy, make disappear.
To liquify, melt into a fluid.
To be melted, changed into a fluid.
To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or gas.
To be disintegrated by such immersion.
To disperse, drive apart a group of persons.
To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to loosen; to undo; to separate.
To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release.
Example: to dissolve an injunction
To shift from one shot to another by having the former fade out as the latter fades in.
To resolve itself as by dissolution.
To solve; to clear up; to resolve.
To relax by pleasure; to make powerless.

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