Dissolve word meaning and definition

[noun] (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
[verb] terminate (legally); "Their marriage dissolved"
[verb] pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"
[verb] cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
[verb] become weaker, as of sound or vision; "The sound faded out"
[verb] lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"
[verb] stop functioning, as of organizations or groups; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"

\Dis*solve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissolved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissolving}.] [L. dissolvere, dissolutum; dis- + solvere to loose, free. See {Solve}, and cf. {Dissolute}.] 1. To separate into competent parts; to disorganize; to break up; hence, to bring to an end by separating the parts, sundering a relation, etc.; to terminate; to destroy; to deprive of force; as, to dissolve a partnership; to dissolve Parliament. Lest his ungoverned rage dissolve the life. --Shak. 2. To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to disunite; to sunder; to loosen; to undo; to separate. Nothing can dissolve us. --Shak. Down fell the duke, his joints dissolved asunder. --Fairfax. For one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another. --The Declaration of Independence. 3. To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc.,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften. As if the world were all dissolved to tears. --Shak. 4. To solve; to clear up; to resolve. ``Dissolved the mystery.'' --Tennyson. Make interpretations and dissolve doubts. --Dan. v. 16. 5. To relax by pleasure; to make powerless. Angels dissolved in hallelujahs lie. --Dryden. 6. (Law) To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release; as, to dissolve an injunction. Syn: See {Adjourn}.
\Dis*solve"\, v. i. 1. To waste away; to be dissipated; to be decomposed or broken up. 2. To become fluid; to be melted; to be liquefied. A figure Trenched in ice, which with an hour's heat Dissolves to water, and doth lose his form. --Shak. 3. To fade away; to fall to nothing; to lose power. The charm dissolves apace. --Shak.

Morse code: -.. .. ... ... --- .-.. ...- .