dissolve

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
    

• 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 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
    

• come to an end
  • Their marriage dissolved
    
  • The tobacco monopoly broke up
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  dismiss , break up , thaw , unfreeze , unthaw , dethaw , melt , disband , resolve , fade out , fade away