dissolve

Definitions of dissolve in various dictionaries:

noun - (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next

verb - become weaker

verb - cause to go into a solution

verb - come to an end

verb - stop functioning or cohering as a unit

verb - cause to lose control emotionally

verb - lose control emotionally

verb - cause to fade away

verb - pass into a solution

verb - become or cause to become soft or liquid

verb - bring the association of to an end or cause to break up

verb - declare void

To cause to pass into solution: dissolve salt in water.

To reduce (solid matter) to liquid form; melt.

To cause to disappear or vanish; dispel.

To break into component parts; disintegrate.

To bring to an end by or as if by breaking up; terminate.

To dismiss (a legislative body, for example): dissolved parliament and called for new elections.

To cause to break down emotionally or psychologically; upset.

To cause to lose definition; blur; confuse: “Morality has finally been dissolved in pity” (Leslie Fiedler).

To annul; abrogate.

To pass into solution.

To become liquid; melt.

To break up or disperse.

To become disintegrated; disappear.

To be overcome emotionally or psychologically: I dissolved into helpless laughter.

To lose clarity or definition; fade away.

A scene transition in a motion-picture film or videotape made by fading out one scene while the next scene grows clearer.

verb - to make into a solution