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 Hindenburg agreed to dissolve the Reichstag, at Hitler’s urging, and schedule new elections, for March 5, 1933. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 The binder dissolved, allowing the electrode coatings to separate cleanly from their metal foils without leaving residues. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 In 2024, as Spotify dissolved its other exclusive deals, The Joe Rogan Experience became distributed widely. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 Oral semaglutide already exists as a needle-free GLP-1 option, and several companies are developing dissolving oral films and other formats to deliver peptide drugs without a shot. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 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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  • Daily housekeeping hasn’t disappeared, but travelers can no longer assume every property follows the same schedule.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • What concerns me is how quickly those everyday conveniences can disappear when something goes wrong with a retailer's technology.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of disappear
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  • 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
  • By 2002, the group had disbanded, but some of its members founded TOOOL and went on to launch yearly lock-picking competitions.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of disband
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  • In Germany, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is also gaining ground and wants to abolish the license fee that finances public broadcasters ARD and ZDF.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Although California had technically abolished slavery in its 1849 constitution, no legal authority troubled Smith about his human property.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
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  • During the filming of an explosion scene featuring him alongside his co-star Leonard Nimoy, the stage doors were accidentally left closed, preventing the blast from dissipating properly.
    — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Storage casks therefore include ventilation openings that help dissipate heat.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of dissipate
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  • Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, vanished during one of the final stretches of their trip after departing Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Built and expanded over centuries, Derinkuyu offered a haven for entire communities to vanish underground during times of war or religious persecution, sealing themselves in behind massive stone doors.
    — Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of vanish
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  • On the first day of his second term, the Republican president repealed a Biden-era executive order aimed in part at guarding against the risks that AI systems pose to consumers, workers and national security.
    — Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Some in the Legislature have tried to repeal that tax credit in recent years.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of repeal
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  • A lot of the time, Deadline first exclusively breaks news that disperses to other outlets and, eventually, social media.
    — The Deadline Team, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Late Tuesday, a student rally turned violent, with demonstrators smashing shop windows and rioting as police used tear gas to disperse the crowds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of disperse
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  • The film is set in Lucknow as the age of the nawabs (Muslim nobles) fades.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But that boom eventually faded, overwhelmed by larger forces including the rise of the regulatory state and increasingly generous government bailouts.
    — RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
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“Dissolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolve. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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