1. (

• dissolve ,
• fade_out ,
• fade_away

) become weaker; "The sound faded out" ;

2. (

• dissolve ,
• resolve ,
• break_up ,

) cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" ;

3. (

• dissolve ,
• break_up ,

) come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up" ;

4. (

• disband ,
• dissolve

) stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting" ;

5. (

• dissolve ,

) cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears" ;

6. (

• dissolve

) lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme" ;

7. (

• dissolve ,

) cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture" ;

8. (

• dissolve

) pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee" ;

9. (

• dissolve ,
• thaw ,
• unfreeze ,
• unthaw ,
• dethaw ,
• melt

) 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" ;

10. (

• dissolve ,
• break_up ,

) bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company" ;

11. (

• dissolve ,
• dismiss ,

) declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" ;

1. (

• dissolved

) (of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form; "add the dissolved gelatin" ;