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 Founder Marty Odlin told me the company had not finished developing sensors and methods to reliably measure key properties such as pH and dissolved inorganic carbon. — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 When clots are in the lungs, patients often need medications called blood thinners, such as heparin or warfarin, to help the body dissolve them. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 For the next step the authors propose the use of simulation and AI to predict which polymer dissolves in which salt. — New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026 Wait a few seconds between each cup to give the boiling water time to dissolve the grease and soap buildup. — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 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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  • To shoppers, the chain disappears, until next September or so, when another store pops up somewhere in the neighborhood.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Two experienced military observers described a silent craft that performed abrupt maneuvers before disappearing.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of disappear
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  • The task force became a magnet of congressional Republican criticism during the Biden investigation and was disbanded in February 2025 by then-Atty.
    — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Mamdani pledged to disband a controversial NYPD unit, the Strategic Response Group, end the use of the gang database and implement a Department of Community Safety, which is currently operating as an office.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of disband
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  • Other New York literati, like Camille Paglia, expressed similar views and endorsed the organization’s goal of abolishing the age of consent.
    — Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Book of Revelation tells us, sort of, the Antichrist will abolish financial freedom.
    — David Gibson, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of abolish
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  • Experts said some of the tension – particularly on issues related to diesel, with Trump blaming Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries for soaring prices rather than the Iran war – may dissipate after the US midterms.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Their grip on song structure has loosened with each record and, by their most recent, 2024’s Exotic Birds of Prey, nearly dissipated altogether.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of dissipate
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  • Enamel is created while teeth are still developing under the gums, and the cells that produce it, known as ameloblasts, break down and vanish once a tooth erupts.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Stocks of Wi-Fi routers, insulin pumps, pacemakers, and credit-card readers, along with cars and dishwashers, would dwindle and perhaps vanish.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
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  • The Greenwich Sentinel reported that at a recent forum, Democrat Jill Oberlander, candidate for the town’s 36th Senate District seat, said that the law should be amended or repealed, and stressed her support for community zoning authority.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The Trades Council endorsed the campaign for repealing the law, according to Ballotpedia, while Schmidt spent heavily to defend it.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of repeal
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  • For an intervention dispersed through a harbor and out to sea, that may be as close as the ocean gets to a meter reading.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse rioters, many with their faces covered, who clashed with police, looted stores and set property on fire in central Milan on Saturday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of disperse
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  • That terrible scenario that doesn't easily fade definitely caused everyone to believe Quinn was at it again on Monday night – messing up again, forgetting that the last play was fourth down instead of third down.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Yet, in the urban South, recent linguistic research finds that the drawl’s most salient features are starting to fade on the lips of young speakers.
    — Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
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“Dissolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolve. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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