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Definitions for Dissolved

[1] to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water.
[2] to melt; liquefy: to dissolve sugar into syrup.
[3] to undo (a tie or bond); break up (a connection, union, etc.).
[4] to break up (an assembly or organization); dismiss; disperse.
[5] Government . to order the termination of (a parliament or other legislative body).
[6] to bring to an end; terminate; destroy: to dissolve one's hopes.
[7] to separate into parts or elements; disintegrate.
[8] to destroy the binding power or influence of: to dissolve a spell.
[9] Law . to deprive of force; abrogate; annul: to dissolve a marriage.
[10] to become dissolved, as in a solvent.
[11] to become melted or liquefied.
[12] to disintegrate, break up, or disperse.
[13] to lose force, intensity, or strength.
[14] to disappear gradually; fade away.
[15] to break down emotionally; lose one's composure: The poor child dissolved in tears.
[16] Movies , Television . to fade out one shot or scene while simultaneously fading in the next, overlapping the two during the process.
[17] Also called lap dissolve, cross-dissolve. Movies , Television . a transition from one scene to the next made by dissolving.
[18] to go or cause to go into solution salt dissolves in water ; water dissolves sugar
[19] to become or cause to become liquid; melt
[20] to disintegrate or disperse
[21] to come or bring to an end
[22] to dismiss (a meeting, parliament, etc) or (of a meeting, etc) to be dismissed
[23] to collapse or cause to collapse emotionally to dissolve into tears
[24] to lose or cause to lose distinctness or clarity
[25] (tr) to terminate legally, as a marriage, etc
[26] (intr) films television to fade out one scene and replace with another to make two scenes merge imperceptibly (fast dissolve ) or slowly overlap (slow dissolve ) over a period of about three or four seconds
[27] films television a scene filmed or televised by dissolving

Words related to Dissolved

dissolvesoften, disband, separate, dissipate, evaporate, crumble, fade, vanish, disperse, demolish, suspend, collapse, overthrow, vacate, dismiss, terminate, cancel, discharge, adjourn, destroy

Words nearby Dissolved

issociative reaction, dissogeny, dissoluble, dissolute, dissolution, dissolve, dissolvent, dissolving view, dissonance, dissonancy, dissonant

Origin of Dissolved

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin dissolvere, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + solvere to solve

Other words from Dissolved

dis·solv·a·bil·i·ty , dis·solv·a·ble·ness , noun
dis·solv·a·ble , adjective
dis·solv·er , noun
dis·solv·ing·ly , adverb
non·dis·solv·ing , adjective
pre·dis·solve , verb (used with object), pre·dis·solved, pre·dis·solv·ing.
re·dis·solve , verb, re·dis·solved, re·dis·solv·ing.
self-dis·solved , adjective
un·dis·solv·a·ble , adjective
un·dis·solved , adjective
un·dis·solv·ing , adjective

Word origin for Dissolved

C14: from Latin dissolvere to make loose, from dis- 1 + solvere to release

Synonyms for Dissolved

soften, deliquesce, diffuse, flux, fuse, liquefy, render, run, thaw, defront, fluidify, liquesce, waste away