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Quick definitions from WordNet (dissolve)

▸ noun:  (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
▸ verb:  declare void ("The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections")
▸ verb:  come to an end ("Their marriage dissolved")
▸ verb:  bring the association of to an end or cause to break up ("The decree officially dissolved the marriage")
▸ verb:  become or cause to become soft or liquid ("The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase")
▸ verb:  pass into a solution ("The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee")
▸ verb:  cause to go into a solution ("The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water")
▸ verb:  become weaker
▸ verb:  cause to fade away ("Dissolve a shot or a picture")
▸ verb:  lose control emotionally ("She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme")
▸ verb:  cause to lose control emotionally ("The news dissolved her into tears")
▸ verb:  stop functioning or cohering as a unit ("The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting")

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