dissolve
[verb]
Synonyms:
- melt, deliquesce, fuse, liquefy, soften, thaw
- end, break up, discontinue, suspend, terminate, wind up

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

dis‧solve /dɪˈzɒlv $ dɪˈzɑːlv/ verb
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: dissolvere, from solvere 'to loosen']

1. BECOME PART OF LIQUID
[intransitive and transitive] if a solid dissolves, or if you dissolve it, it mixes with a liquid and becomes part of it:
Stir until the sugar dissolves.
dissolve in
Sugar dissolves in water.
dissolve something in something
Dissolve the tablet in water.

2. END [transitive] to formally end a parliament, business arrangement, marriage etc:
The monarch had the power to dissolve parliament.

3. EMOTIONdissolve into/in laughter/tears etc to start laughing or crying:
She dissolved into fits of laughter.

4. BECOME WEAKER [intransitive and transitive] to gradually become smaller or weaker before disappearing, or to make something do this:
Her enthusiasm dissolved his shyness.
A few clouds formed briefly before dissolving again.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

dissolve
verb
I. become/make sth liquid
ADV. completely The tablet hasn't dissolved completely yet.
gradually, slowly | away The limestone has simply dissolved away.
PREP. in Dissolve the sugar in water.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

dissolve
II. end sth officially
ADV. formally, officially Their marriage was formally dissolved last year.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲