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dissolved

/dɪˈzɒlvd/ /dɪˈzɑlvd/

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verb

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."

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To destroy, make disappear.

Examples :

"The sugar quickly dissolved in the hot tea. "

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verb

To liquify, melt into a fluid.

Examples :

"The sugar dissolved completely in the hot tea. "

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To be melted, changed into a fluid.

Examples :

"The sugar dissolved in the hot tea. "

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verb

To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or gas.

Examples :

"The sugar quickly dissolved in the hot tea. "

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To be disintegrated by such immersion.

Examples :

"The sugar dissolved completely in the hot water, leaving no grains behind. "

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verb

To disperse, drive apart a group of persons.

Examples :

"The principal dissolved the unruly group of students after the fight in the cafeteria. "

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To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to loosen; to undo; to separate.

Examples :

"The teacher dissolved the debate by announcing a compromise. "

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verb

To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release.

Examples :

"to dissolve an injunction"

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To shift from one shot to another by having the former fade out as the latter fades in.

Examples :

"The movie dissolved from a scene of the sun setting to a scene of the city waking up. "

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verb

To resolve itself as by dissolution.

Examples :

"The sugar dissolved in the hot tea. "

chemistry substance process

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verb

To solve; to clear up; to resolve.

Examples :

"The teacher dissolved the confusion about the math problem by explaining it again, step-by-step. "

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verb

To relax by pleasure; to make powerless.

Examples :

"The puppy's playful antics dissolved my stress after a long day at work. "

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adjective

That has been disintegrated in a solvent

Examples :

"The sugar was completely dissolved in the hot tea. "

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