dissolve

verb

di-ˈzälv How to pronounce dissolve (audio)
Definition of dissolvenext
1
as in to disappear
to cease to be visible as the mist dissolved in the morning sun

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2
as in to disband
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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3
as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action the king simply dissolved parliament

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4
as in to dissipate
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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Recent Examples of dissolve The Good Neighbor Investors LLC was dissolved in February 2025, according to Secretary of State records. — Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026 Another option is to dip the stems briefly in boiling water to help dissolve the sap before placing the hydrangeas in a vase. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 6 July 2026 The scene surprised him; the tensions that often divide people seemed to dissolve inside the deli. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Sleep as an Antidote to Burnout In our modern, hybrid work environments, the boundaries between professional and personal lives have entirely dissolved. — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dissolve
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolve
  1. disappear
  2. disband
  3. abolish
  4. dissipate
  5. vanish
  6. repeal
  7. disperse
  8. fade
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  • Khalra’s investigation alleged that thousands of people who had disappeared were cremated anonymously by police without informing their families or maintaining official records.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • Bond has always been an intriguing vessel; by design, the spy is detached and isolated, a character who can disappear into the shadows and emerge totally fixated on a new mission with his past loves and losses brushed off with ease.
    — Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
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  • After the Ballet Russe disbanded, Monson de Kansky toured with the Marquis de Cuevas ballet company for nine years.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • The same was true of John Ferreira, the incredibly hard-working FBI special agent who kept the investigation going years after the ELF had disbanded.
    — Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
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  • As a candidate, Hong has not backed away from her calls to defund and abolish the police.
    — Scott Bauer, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • In 2014, Pope Francis abolished the future use of the monsignor title — which denotes a specific honor — for most priests.
    — Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
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  • In front of a predominantly Brazilian crowd and with the haze of a pre-match pyrotechnic display still dissipating, Norway seemed to leap out to a lead in the first few minutes with a goal by Patrick Berg, but it was quickly ruled offside.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • The Gen5 version adds vapor chamber cooling to dissipate heat more effectively during intensive workloads.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of dissipate
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  • While hopes of finding additional survivors have all but vanished, tens of thousands of families remain waiting for answers about relatives whose whereabouts are still unknown.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
  • Michalski vanished after a night of clubbing in central Budapest; security footage led police to the suspect, who confessed and was convicted of murder without possibility of parole.
    — Associate Press, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
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  • However, the City Council at the time repealed the measure and called it unworkable.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • Most of those restrictions were repealed in 1985, but the weekend sale restriction for car dealerships remained in place.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
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  • The clouds begin to part The clouds of grief and sorrow that had enveloped Gounder with the approach of the World Cup were dispersed by the bright orange sun of a New York Knicks championship, the team’s first in 53 years.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
  • North Field on Tinian, which was once the busiest airport in the world, was shut down after the war but is undergoing renovation to become an alternate base to Guam as Washington tries to disperse its assets around the region.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of disperse
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  • Markets had become comfortable with the idea that the conflict would gradually fade into the background but recent developments suggest that assumption may have been premature.
    — Hugh Leask,Chloe Taylor,Lee Ying Shan,Yun Li, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • As the dance went on, more voices joined in and the music gradually faded, eventually disappearing.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
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