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dissolve

  (dĭ-zŏlv') pronunciation

v., -solved, -solv·ing, -solves.

v.tr.
  1. To cause to pass into solution: dissolve salt in water.
  2. To reduce (solid matter) to liquid form; melt.
  3. To cause to disappear or vanish; dispel.
  4. To break into component parts; disintegrate.
  5. To bring to an end by or as if by breaking up; terminate.
  6. To dismiss (a legislative body, for example): dissolved parliament and called for new elections.
  7. To cause to break down emotionally or psychologically; upset.
  8. To cause to lose definition; blur; confuse: “Morality has finally been dissolved in pity” (Leslie Fiedler).
  9. Law. To annul; abrogate.
v.intr.
  1. To pass into solution.
  2. To become liquid; melt.
  3. To break up or disperse.
  4. To become disintegrated; disappear.
  5. To be overcome emotionally or psychologically: I dissolved into helpless laughter.
  6. To lose clarity or definition; fade away.
  7. To shift shots in a motion-picture film or videotape by having one shot fade out while the next appears behind it and grows clearer as the first one dims.
n.

A transition in a motion-picture film or videotape made by fading out one shot while the next one grows clearer. Also called lap dissolve.

[Middle English dissolven, from Latin dissolvere : dis-, dis- + solvere, to release.]

dissolvable dis·solv'a·ble adj.
dissolver dis·solv'er n.
 
 

A Web site design technique borrowed from the film and video industry in which the transition between two Web pages is represented visually by one page fading into another. Also known as a "soft cut," the result is achieved in the HTML coding of the images to gradual pre-determined durations. A dissolve might begin with 100% of one image, then 90/10, 80/20 and so on to achieve the desired effect.



 

Visual effect, used most frequently in television production, in which one scene fades out to black as another scene fades in from black (see fade in; fade out). The scenes appear to dissolve one into the other. A dissolve is used primarily to make a smooth transition between scenes in order to show the passage of time in a given situation, or to show simultaneous action in two different scenes. In audio, this simultaneous fading in and out is called a cross fade.

 

To incorporate a dry ingredient (such as sugar, salt, yeast or gelatin) into a liquid so thoroughly that no grains of the dry ingredient are evident, either by touch or sight.

 
Thesaurus: dissolve

verb

  1. To change from a solid to a liquid: deliquesce, flux, fuse, liquefy, melt, run, thaw. See solid/liquid/consistency.
  2. To reduce or become reduced to pieces or components: break down, break up, crumble, decompose, disintegrate, fragment, fragmentize. See continue/stop/pause, help/harm/harmless.
  3. To disappear gradually by or as if by dispersal of particles: fade, melt (away). See increase/decrease, see/not see.
  4. To make (a film image) disappear gradually: fade out. See increase/decrease, see/not see.

noun

    A gradual disappearance, especially of a film image: fade, fadeaway, fade-out. See increase/decrease, see/not see.

 
Antonyms: dissolve

v

Definition: annul, discontinue
Antonyms: continue, marry, resolve

v

Definition: disappear, disintegrate
Antonyms: appear, assemble, integrate, put together, unite

v

Definition: melt from solid to liquid; mix in
Antonyms: coagulate, concentrate, solidify, unmix


 

v

To terminate, cancel, annul, disintegrate. To release the obligation of anything, as to dissolve a partnership.

 
This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To terminate; abrogate; cancel; annul; disintegrate. To release or unloose the binding force of anything.

The dissolution of something is the act of disorganizing or disuniting it, as in marriage, contracts, or corporations.

 

1. to cause a substance to pass into solution.
2. to pass into solution.

 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To turn into liquid.

pronunciation It took only a moment for the honey to dissolve in her warm hand.

 
Misspellings: dissolved

Common misspelling(s) of dissolved

  • disolved

 
Translations: Translations for: Dissolve

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - opløse, hjemsende, ophæve, afslutte
v. intr. - opløses, gå i opløsning, blive hjemsendt, smelte, overtone
n. - glidende overgang i film

idioms:

  • dissolve into    overtone

Nederlands (Dutch)
oplossen, (doen) verdwijnen, uiteengaan, ontbinden, overvloeien, doen vervagen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Culin) faire fondre dans, dissoudre (une alliance), évaporer
v. intr. - (Chim) se dissoudre, (Culin) fondre, (fig) disparaître, s'évanouir, (Jur, Pol) se dissoudre, (fig) partir en fumée, (Cin) se fondre
n. - (Cin, TV) fondu (enchaîné)

idioms:

  • dissolve into    dissoudre dans

Deutsch (German)
v. - auflösen, lösen, sich auflösen, sich lösen, überblenden
n. - Überblendung (Film)

idioms:

  • dissolve into    sich auflösen in, ausbrechen in

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαλύω/-ομαι (ως συλλογικό όργανο κ.λπ.), λιώνω, ρευστοποιώ/-ούμαι, ξεθωριάζω, αχνοσβήνω

idioms:

  • dissolve into    αναλύομαι σε (λυγμούς), (κινημ.) σβήνω μια σκηνή στην επόμενη

Italiano (Italian)
dissolvere, sciogliere

idioms:

  • dissolve into    dissolversi in

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dissolver(-se), esclarecer

idioms:

  • dissolve into    decompor em

Русский (Russian)
растворять, рассеивать, растворяться, рассеиваться, распустить

idioms:

  • dissolve into    растворилось и превратилось в

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - disolver, desleír, rescindir, derretir, romper, terminar, separar
v. intr. - disolverse, rescindirse, romperse, terminarse
n. - disolución, rescisión

idioms:

  • dissolve into    deshacerse en

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - smälta, lösa upp, avveckla

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
分解, 使融化, 使溶解, 使液化, 融化, 溶解, 液化, 画面的溶暗, 叠化画面

idioms:

  • dissolve into    溶入...

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 分解, 使融化, 使溶解, 使液化
v. intr. - 分解, 融化, 溶解, 液化
n. - 畫面的溶暗, 疊化畫面

idioms:

  • dissolve into    溶入...

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 분해하다, 해산하다, 무기력하게 만들다
v. intr. - 녹이다, 해산하다, 약해지다
n. - 디졸브 (한 화면에 용명, 용암 숏을 겹치게 하는 장면 전환 기법)

idioms:

  • dissolve into    분해하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 溶かす, 分解する, 解散する, 解消する, 消えていく, 衰える, 解決する
n. - ディゾルブ

idioms:

  • dissolve into    溶かして~になる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يذيب, يحل, يفسخ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮המיס, פיזר, פירק, העלים בהדרגה, סיים (שותפות או נישואים)‬
v. intr. - ‮התמוסס, נעלם, נמס, רגשותיו גברו עליו‬
n. - ‮מעבר מתמונה לתמונה בסרט קולנוע‬


 
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