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Meaning of dissolve

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  dissolve
      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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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