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dissolve
(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
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noun
(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
verb
declare void
“The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections”
verb
come to an end (of a state)
“Their marriage dissolved”
verb
bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
“The decree officially dissolved the marriage”
verb
become or cause to become soft or liquid
“The sun melted the ice”
verb
pass into a solution
“The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee”
verb
cause to go into a solution
“The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water”
verb
grow less and less substantial until it disappears
“The sound faded out”
verb
cause to fade away
“dissolve a shot or a picture”
verb
lose control emotionally
“She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme”
verb
cause to lose control emotionally
“The news dissolved her into tears”
verb
stop functioning or cohering as a unit
“The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting”
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The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections
Their marriage dissolved
The tobacco monopoly broke up
The decree officially dissolved the marriage
the judge dissolved the tobacco company
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
The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee
The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water
The sound faded out
dissolve a shot or a picture
She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme
The news dissolved her into tears
The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting
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