DISSOLVE

Definition of DISSOLVE

  1. (verb)grow less and less substantial until it disappears
  2. (verb)cause to go into a solution
  3. (verb)come to an end
  4. (verb)stop functioning or cohering as a unit
  5. (verb)cause to lose control emotionally
  6. (verb)lose control emotionally
  7. (verb)cause to fade away
  8. (verb)pass into a solution
  9. (verb)become or cause to become soft or liquid
  10. (verb)bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
  11. (verb)declare void
  12. (noun)(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out