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DISSOLVE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("dissolve" is a kind of...):

transition (a passage that connects a topic to one that follows)

Derivation:

dissolve (become weaker)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Declare void

Example:

The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections

Synonyms:

dismiss; dissolve

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "dissolve" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Verb group:

break up; dissolve (bring the association of to an end or cause to break up)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Come to an end

Example:

The tobacco monopoly broke up

Synonyms:

break up; dissolve

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "dissolve" is one way to...):

end; terminate (bring to an end or halt)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 3

Meaning:

Bring the association of to an end or cause to break up

Example:

the judge dissolved the tobacco company

Synonyms:

break up; dissolve

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "dissolve" is one way to...):

end; terminate (bring to an end or halt)

Verb group:

dismiss; dissolve (declare void)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

dissolution (the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations))

dissolution (the termination of a meeting)

dissolution (separation into component parts)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Become or cause to become soft or liquid

Example:

dethaw the meat

Synonyms:

dethaw; dissolve; melt; thaw; unfreeze; unthaw

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "dissolve" is one way to...):

flux; liquefy; liquify (become liquid or fluid when heated)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dissolve"):

deliquesce (melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air)

de-ice; defrost; deice (make or become free of frost or ice)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 5

Meaning:

Pass into a solution

Example:

The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "dissolve" is one way to...):

disintegrate (break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

dissolution (the process of going into solution)

dissolver (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)

dissolving (the process of going into solution)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Cause to go into a solution

Example:

The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water

Synonyms:

break up; dissolve; resolve

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "dissolve" is one way to...):

change integrity (change in physical make-up)

Cause:

dissolve (pass into a solution)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dissolve"):

melt; melt down; run (reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating)

cut (dissolve by breaking down the fat of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

dissolution (the process of going into solution)

dissolvent; dissolver (a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances)

dissolving (the process of going into solution)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Become weaker

Example:

The sound faded out

Synonyms:

dissolve; fade away; fade out

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "dissolve" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Verb group:

dissolve (cause to fade away)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

dissolve ((film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out)

Sense 8

Meaning:

Cause to fade away

Example:

dissolve a shot or a picture

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "dissolve" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Verb group:

dissolve; fade away; fade out (become weaker)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dissolve"):

etch (selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 9

Meaning:

Lose control emotionally

Example:

She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "dissolve" is one way to...):

break down; lose it; snap (lose control of one's emotions)

Verb group:

dissolve (cause to lose control emotionally)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Sense 10

Meaning:

Cause to lose control emotionally

Example:

The news dissolved her into tears

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "dissolve" is one way to...):

discomfit; discompose; disconcert; untune; upset (cause to lose one's composure)

Verb group:

dissolve (lose control emotionally)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Sense 11

Meaning:

Stop functioning or cohering as a unit

Example:

The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting

Synonyms:

disband; dissolve

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "dissolve" is one way to...):

break up (come apart)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Credits

 Context examples: 

Although the scaffold created by the POP was stable, the team also observed that the material would completely re-dissolve once it was cooled.

(Biomaterial Artificial Protein Helps Heal Tissue, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The eggshell weakens as its internal layer dissolves, releasing calcium which, in turn, is needed by the embryo for bone formation.

(Study paves way for healthier and more robust eggs, University of Granada)

In the remaining 63 percent of the ocean, most of the sediment beneath the seafloor is expected to lack dissolved oxygen and to contain anaerobic communities.

(No limit to life in deep sediment of ocean's "deadest" region, NSF)

They reported, "Macroalgae are suggested to disrupt coral microbiomes via transfer of allelochemicals or microbes or release of dissolved organic carbon that affects microbial growth".

(Voracious fish defend coral reefs against warming, Wikinews)

It helps dissolve blood clots and is used to treat heart attacks, strokes, and clots in the lungs.

(Activase, NCI Dictionary)

All connection between us seemed now dissolved.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

CoQ10 is fat-soluble (can dissolve in fats and oils) and is found in fatty fish, beef, soybeans, peanuts, and spinach.

(CoQ10, NCI Dictionary)

Upon insertion into the vitreous cavity, dexamethasone intravitreal implant is dissolved slowly and dexamethasone is released over an extended period of time.

(Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant, NCI Thesaurus)

Pantothenic acid is water-soluble (can dissolve in water) and must be taken in every day.

(Pantothenic acid, NCI Dictionary)

Paclitaxel is mixed with very tiny particles of a substance that makes it easier to dissolve in water.

(Paclitaxel-loaded polymeric micelle, NCI Dictionary)