dissolve
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Is dissolve a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.Examples: "The ruling party or coalition sometimes dissolves parliament early when the polls are favorable, hoping to reconvene with a larger majority."Antonyms: establish, foundtransitive
2. (transitive) To destroy, make disappear.transitive
3. (transitive) To liquify, melt into a fluid.Examples: "as if the world were all dissolved to tears"Synonyms: melt, formelttransitive
4. (intransitive) To be melted, changed into a fluid.intransitive
5. (physical chemistry) (transitive) To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or other material.Examples: "There was a legend that Cleopatra was accustomed to dissolve pearls in vinegar and drink the fluid in order to promote her amorousness."physical
6. (physical chemistry) (intransitive) To be disintegrated by such immersion.physical
noun (English)
1. (cinematography) a form of film punctuation in which there is a gradual transition from one scene to the nextExamples: "While most of the film is done in medium and long shots (connected with dissolves and wipes which lend a lovely period effect)"Synonyms: fade out
Definition source: Wiktionary