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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dissolve/dɪˈzɒlv/
▶verb
  • 1 (with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution.
  • 2 formally end or annul (an assembly, marriage, etc.).

    ■ disappear.

  • 3 (dissolve into/in) subside uncontrollably into (an expression of strong feelings).
  • 4 (dissolve into/to) (of an image or scene in a film) gradually blend into another.
▶noun an instance of dissolving from one image or scene in a film to another.
– derivatives
dissolvable adjective.
– origin ME: from L. dissolvere, from dis- ‘apart’ + solvere ‘loosen or solve’.



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