dissolve
11dissolve */*/ — UK [dɪˈzɒlv] / US [dɪˈzɑlv] verb Word forms dissolve : present tense I/you/we/they dissolve he/she/it dissolves present participle dissolving past tense dissolved past participle dissolved 1) a) [intransitive] if a solid substance dissolves in a… …
12dissolve — 01. Keep stirring your hot chocolate until it all [dissolves], or else it ll be lumpy. 02. You can [dissolve] substances in a liquid more easily if you heat it. 03. Opposition to the government s new policy [dissolved] when the latest opinion… …
13dissolve — dis|solve [dıˈzɔlv US dıˈza:lv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(become part of liquid)¦ 2¦(end)¦ 3¦(emotion)¦ 4¦(become weaker)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: dissolvere, from solvere to loosen ] 1.) ¦(BECOME PART OF LIQUID)¦ a) …
14dissolve — dis|solve [ dı zalv ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive if a solid substance dissolves in a liquid, it is mixed into the liquid so that it becomes included in it: dissolve in: salt dissolves in water a ) transitive to mix a solid substance into a liquid… …
15dissolve — [[t]dɪzɒ̱lv[/t]] dissolves, dissolving, dissolved 1) V ERG If a substance dissolves in liquid or if you dissolve it, it becomes mixed with the liquid and disappears. Heat gently until the sugar dissolves... [V n] Dissolve the salt in a little… …
16dissolve — (or lap dissolve) a transitional editing technique between two sequences, shots or scenes, in which the visible image of one shot or scene is gradually replaced, superimposed or blended (by an overlapping fade out or fade in and dissolve) with… …
17dissolve — verb 1 STH SOLID a) (I) if a solid dissolves, it mixes with a liquid and becomes part of it (+ in): Sugar dissolves in water. b) (T) to make something solid become part of a liquid by putting it in a liquid and mixing it: dissolve sth in:… …
18dissolve — verb 1 become/make sth liquid ADVERB ▪ completely ▪ The aspirin hasn t dissolved completely yet. ▪ gradually, slowly ▪ instantly, quickly …
19dissolve — v. (D; intr., tr.) to dissolve into * * * [dɪ zɒlv] (D; intr., tr.) to dissolve into …
20dissolve — 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… …
