dissolve

[ dih-zolv ]
/ dɪˈzɒlv /

verb (used with object), dis·solved, dis·solv·ing.

verb (used without object), dis·solved, dis·solv·ing.

noun

Also called lap dissolve, cross-dissolve. Movies, Television. a transition from one scene to the next made by dissolving.

Origin of dissolve

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin dissolvere, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + solvere to solve

SYNONYMS FOR dissolve

1 See melt1.
3 sever, loosen.
5 adjourn.

OTHER WORDS FROM dissolve

Example sentences from the Web for dissolvable

  • But what estate on earth is so firm, that is not changeable, or what friendship is so constant, that is not dissolvable?

  • For such things as are not dissolvable by the Moisture of the Tongue, act not upon the Taste.

    Opticks |Isaac Newton
  • With short-term marriages, dissolvable at will, there is no reason why they should be otherwise.

    The Girl in the Golden Atom |Raymond King Cummings
  • Well then, at the end of ten years these should be dissolvable, with proper provision made for the children.

    Mrs. Warren's Daughter |Sir Harry Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for dissolvable

dissolve
/ (dɪˈzɒlv) /

verb

noun

films television a scene filmed or televised by dissolving

Derived forms of dissolve

dissolvable, adjective dissolvability or dissolvableness, noun dissolver, noun

Word Origin for dissolve

C14: from Latin dissolvere to make loose, from dis- 1 + solvere to release

Medical definitions for dissolvable

dissolve
[ dĭ-zŏlv ]

v.

To pass or cause to pass into a solution, as salt in water.
To become or cause to become liquid; melt.
To cause to disintegrate or become disintegrated.

Scientific definitions for dissolvable

dissolve
[ dĭ-zŏlv ]

To pass or cause to pass into solution.