| VERB | change | dissolve, fade out, fade away | become weaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | dissolve, resolve, break up | cause to go into a solution | |
| change | dissolve, break up | come to an end | |
| motion | dissolve, disband | stop functioning or cohering as a unit | |
| emotion | dissolve | cause to lose control emotionally | |
| emotion | dissolve | lose control emotionally | |
| change | dissolve | cause to fade away | |
| change | dissolve | pass into a solution | |
| change | dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt | become or cause to become soft or liquid | |
| change | dissolve, break up | bring the association / association / association of to an end or cause to break up | |
| change | dissolve, dismiss | declare void | |
| NOUN | communication | dissolve | (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next |
| Sounds | dihzaa'lv | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | absolve ... solve: 8 rhymes with aalv... | |
| Meaning | (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | transition | A passage that connects a topic to one that follows |
| Spanish | encadenado, fundido | |
| Verbs | dissolve | become weaker |
| Meaning | Become weaker. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | fade out, fade away | |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Similar to | dissolve | Cause to fade away |
| Spanish | disolver | |
| Catalan | dissoldre | |
| Nouns | dissolve | (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next |
| Meaning | Cause to go into a solution. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" | |
| Synonyms | resolve, break up | |
| Cause to | dissolve | Pass into a solution |
| Narrower | cut | dissolve by breaking down the fat of |
| melt, run, melt down | Reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating | |
| Broader | change integrity | change in physical make-up |
| Spanish | deshacer, diluir, disolver | |
| Catalan | desfer, diluir, dissoldre | |
| Nouns | dissolvent, dissolver | a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances |
| dissolving, dissolution | the process of going into solution | |
| Meaning | Come to an end. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "Their marriage dissolved" | |
| Synonym | break up | |
| Broader | end, terminate | Bring to an end or halt |
| Spanish | romper | |
| Catalan | dissoldre, trencar | |
| Meaning | stop functioning or cohering as a unit. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting" | |
| Synonym | disband | |
| Broader | break up | come apart |
| Spanish | disolverse | |
| Meaning | Cause to lose control emotionally. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The news dissolved her into tears" | |
| Broader | upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit | Cause to lose one's composure |
| Similar to | dissolve | Lose control emotionally |
| Meaning | Lose control emotionally. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme" | |
| Broader | break down, lose it, snap | Lose control of one's emotions |
| Similar to | dissolve | Cause to lose control emotionally |
| Meaning | Cause to fade away. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "dissolve a shot or a picture" | |
| Narrower | etch | selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Similar to | dissolve, fade out, fade away | Become weaker |
| Meaning | Pass into a solution. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee" | |
| Caused by | dissolve, resolve, break up | Cause to go into a solution |
| Broader | disintegrate | break / break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity |
| Spanish | derretirse, deshacerse, desleírse, diluirse, diluir, disolver, fundirse | |
| Catalan | desfer-se, desfer, diluir-se, diluir, dirimir, dissoldre, fondre's, fondre | |
| Nouns | dissolver | a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances |
| dissolving, dissolution | the process of going into solution | |
| Meaning | Become or cause to become soft or liquid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase" | |
| Synonyms | thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt | |
| Narrower | defrost, deice, de-ice | make or become free of frost or ice |
| deliquesce | melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air | |
| Broader | liquefy, flux, liquify | Become liquid or fluid when heated |
| Spanish | derretir, descongelar, deshacer, fundir | |
| Catalan | descongelar, desfer, desgelar, desglaçar, fondre | |
| Meaning | Bring the association / association / association of to an end or cause to break up. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | break up | |
| Broader | end, terminate | Bring to an end or halt |
| Similar to | dissolve, dismiss | declare void |
| Spanish | romper | |
| Catalan | dissoldre, trencar | |
| Nouns | dissolution | the termination or disintegration of a relationship / relationship (between persons or nations) |
| dissolution | the termination of a meeting | |
| dissolution | separation into component parts | |
| Meaning | declare void. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" | |
| Synonym | dismiss | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Similar to | dissolve, break up | Bring the association / association / association of to an end or cause to break up |
| Spanish | disolver, proscribir | |
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