dissolve

  • 21dissolve — verb 1) sugar dissolves in water Syn: go into solution, break down; liquefy, deliquesce, disintegrate 2) his hopes dissolved Syn: disappear, vanish, melt away, evaporate, disperse, dissipate …

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  • 22dissolve — dis•solve [[t]dɪˈzɒlv[/t]] v. solved, solv•ing, n. 1) chem. to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid: to dissolve salt in water[/ex] 2) chem. to melt; liquefy 3) to undo or break (a tie, union, etc.) 4) to break up or order the… …

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  • 23dissolve — To change or cause to change from a solid to a dispersed form by immersion in a fluid of suitable properties. [L. dis solvo, pp. solutus, to loose asunder, to d.] * * * dis·solve diz älv, ȯlv vb, dis·solved; dis·solv·ing vt …

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  • 24dissolve in — See dissolve into …

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  • 25dissolve — [dɪˈzɒlv] verb 1) [I/T] if a solid substance dissolves in a liquid, or if you dissolve it, it mixes into the liquid and becomes included in it 2) [T] to officially end the existence of an organization, institution, or agreement …

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  • 26dissolve — [c]/dəˈzɒlv / (say duh zolv) verb (dissolved, dissolving) –verb (t) 1. to make a solution of in a solvent. 2. to undo (a tie or bond); break up (a connection, union, etc.). 3. to break up (an assembly or organisation); dismiss; disperse. 4.… …

  • 27dissolve — /dɪ zɒlv/ verb to bring to an end ● to dissolve a partnership …

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  • 28dissolve — To terminate; abrogate; cancel; annul; disintegrate. To release or unloose the binding force of anything. As to dissolve a corporation, See dissolution …

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  • 29dissolve — To terminate; abrogate; cancel; annul; disintegrate. To release or unloose the binding force of anything. As to dissolve a corporation, See dissolution …

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  • 30dissolve — To effect a dissolution; as to dissolve a partnership or a corporation …

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