dissolves

present tense third-person singular of dissolve
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as in disbands
to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization the company formally dissolved three months after declaring bankruptcy

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as in dissipates
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole the clouds gradually dissolved, and the sun came out

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“Dissolves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolves. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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