to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution

to dissolve salt in water.

to melt; liquefy

to dissolve sugar into syrup.

to undo (a tie or bond); break up (a connection, union, etc.).

to break up (an assembly or organization); dismiss; disperse.

Government . to order the termination of (a parliament or other legislative body).

to bring to an end; terminate; destroy

to dissolve one's hopes.

to separate into parts or elements; disintegrate.

to destroy the binding power or influence of

to dissolve a spell.

Law . to deprive of force; abrogate; annul

to dissolve a marriage.

to become dissolved, as in a solvent.

to become melted or liquefied.

to disintegrate, break up, or disperse.

to lose force, intensity, or strength.

to disappear gradually; fade away.

to break down emotionally; lose one's composure

The poor child dissolved in tears.

Movies, Television . to fade out one shot or scene while simultaneously fading in the next, overlapping the two during the process.

Also called lap dissolve , cross-dissolve. Movies, Television . a transition from one scene to the next made by dissolving.

verb

coagulate , concentrate , solidify , unmix , appear , assemble , integrate , put together , unite , continue , marry , resolve

verb

defront , deliquesce , diffuse , fluidify , flux , fuse , liquefy , liquesce , render , run , soften , thaw , waste away , break down , break into pieces , break up , crumble , decline , decompose , dilapidate , disband , disperse , dissipate , dwindle , evanesce , evaporate , fade , melt away , perish , separate , unmake , vanish , abrogate , adjourn , annihilate , cancel , collapse , decimate , demolish , destroy , destruct , discharge , dismiss , disorganize , disunite , divorce , do away with , end , eradicate , invalidate , loose , overthrow , postpone , put an end to , quash , render void , repeal , resolve into , ruin , sever , shatter , shoot , suspend , terminate , vacate , void , wind up , wrack , wreck , disintegrate , fragment , fragmentize , melt , fade out , annul , disappear , discontinue , leach , macerate , relent , sunder , undo

noun

fade , fadeaway