definition of
dissolve

[1] #1 dissolve v. [fade out, fade away] become weaker; "The sound faded out". wn

[2] #2 dissolve v. [resolve, break up] cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water". wn

[3] #3 dissolve v. [break up] come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up". wn

[4] #4 dissolve n. (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out. wn

[5] #5 dissolve v. [disband] stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting". wn