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Dissolve

Noun1.dissolve - (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
transition - a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
Verb1.dissolve - cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
change integrity - change in physical make-up
melt, melt down, run - reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun"
cut - dissolve by breaking down the fat of; "soap cuts grease"
2.dissolve - pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"
disintegrate - break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"
3.dissolve - become weaker; "The sound faded out"
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
dissolve - cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture"
4.dissolve - come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up"
terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WWI"
5.dissolve - stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"
break up - come apart; "the group broke up"
6.dissolve - cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears"
dissolve - lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"
discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composure
7.dissolve - lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"
lose it, break down, snap - lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped"
dissolve - cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears"
8.dissolve - cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
fade away, fade out, dissolve - become weaker; "The sound faded out"
9.dissolve - 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"
deliquesce - melt or become liquid by absorbig moisture from the air; "this type of salt deliquesces easily"
de-ice, defrost, deice - make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window"
flux, liquify, liquefy - become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied"
10.dissolve - bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"
dismiss, dissolve - declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"
terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WWI"
11.dissolve - declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
dissolve, break up - bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"

 

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