to terminate (a partnership, esp a marriage) officially
to dismiss or break up (an assembly, etc) or cause it to break up or cease operating
Parliament was dissolved before the election
to pass or cause (a substance) to pass into solution
to become fluid or to melt or liquefy (a substance)
to fade out (one film or television scene) whilst fading in another
to pass into solution
to become fluid or melt
to fade away; to disperse
The vision dissolved before his eyes
(usu + into) to be emotionally overcome
She dissolved into tears
dissolvable adj
dissolver noun
[Middle English dissolven from Latin dissolvere, from dis- + solvere: see solve]