dissolve

(n) (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out

(v) become weaker
- The sound faded out
fade away, fade out,
(v) cause to go into a solution
- The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water
break up, resolve,
(v) come to an end
- Their marriage dissolved
- The tobacco monopoly broke up
break up,
(v) stop functioning or cohering as a unit
- The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting
disband,
(v) cause to lose control emotionally
- The news dissolved her into tears
(v) lose control emotionally
- She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme
(v) cause to fade away
- dissolve a shot or a picture
(v) pass into a solution
- The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee
(v) 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
dethaw, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, melt,
(v) bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
- The decree officially dissolved the marriage
- the judge dissolved the tobacco company
break up,
(v) declare void
- The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections
dismiss,

fade away fade out break up resolve disband dethaw thaw unfreeze unthaw melt dismiss

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