• (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
• declare void; "The President Dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"
• come to an end; "Their marriage Dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke 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"
• 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"
• pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly Dissolved in the coffee"
• cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should Dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
• become weaker; "The sound faded out"
• cause to fade away; "Dissolve a shot or a picture"
• lose control emotionally; "She Dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"
• cause to lose control emotionally; "The news Dissolved her into tears"
• stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party Dissolved after much internal fighting"

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