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dissolve

/dɪˈzɒlv/

noun

Meaning

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

Synonyms

fade out

verb

Meaning

  • To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.

    "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.

    "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.

Synonyms

fade out,
formelt,
melt