Synonyms for dissolve
dɪˈzɒlvdis·solve

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1. dissolvenoun

   Synonyms:
   fade out, melt

2. dissolveverb

   To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding

   The ruling party or coalition sometimes dissolves parliament early when the polls are favorable, hoping to reconvene with a larger majority

   Synonyms:
   fade out, melt

3. dissolveverb

   To destroy, make disappear

   Synonyms:
   fade out, melt

4. dissolveverb

   To liquify, melt into a fluid

   Synonyms:
   melt, fade out

5. dissolveverb

   To be melted, changed into a fluid

   Synonyms:
   melt, fade out

6. dissolveverb

   To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or gas.

   Synonyms:
   melt, fade out

7. dissolveverb

   To be disintegrated by such immersion.

   Synonyms:
   fade out, melt

8. dissolveverb

   To disperse, drive apart a group of persons.

   Synonyms:
   fade out, melt

9. dissolveverb

   To shift from one shot to another by having the former fade out as the latter fades in.

   Synonyms:
   melt, fade out

10. dissolveverb

    To resolve itself as by dissolution

    Synonyms:
    melt, fade out

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dissolve

   Synonyms:
   adjourn, break up, disband, discharge, dismiss, disperse, prorogue, scatter, separate

   Antonyms:
   assemble, call, call together, collect, convene, convoke, gather, muster, summon

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dissolveverb

   (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out

2. dissolve, fade out, fade awayverb

   become weaker

   "The sound faded out"

   Synonyms:
   melt, thaw, break up, unthaw, resolve, dethaw, dismiss, fade out, disband, fade away, unfreeze

3. dissolve, resolve, break upverb

   cause to go into a solution

   "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"

   Synonyms:
   fragmentise, settle, decompose, collapse, solve, interrupt, melt, crash, dismiss, split up, pick, disband, dismantle, break up, recess, answer, fade away, part, crock up, fragmentize, sever, purpose, fragment, conclude, split, adjourn, disperse, separate, disrupt, take apart, thaw, cut off, crack, adjudicate, break apart, fade out, decide, dissipate, scatter, break down, calve, resolve, disassemble, unthaw, dispel, dethaw, break, crack up, unfreeze

4. dissolve, break upverb

   come to an end

   "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up"

   Synonyms:
   fragmentise, unfreeze, decompose, collapse, interrupt, melt, crash, dismiss, split up, pick, dethaw, dismantle, break up, recess, fade away, part, crock up, fragmentize, sever, cut off, fragment, split, disperse, separate, disrupt, thaw, crack, disassemble, break apart, disband, calve, dissipate, scatter, break down, resolve, unthaw, take apart, dispel, adjourn, break, crack up, fade out

5. disband, dissolveverb

   stop functioning or cohering as a unit

   "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"

   Synonyms:
   melt, thaw, unfreeze, break up, unthaw, resolve, dethaw, dismiss, fade out, disband, fade away

6. dissolveverb

   cause to lose control emotionally

   "The news dissolved her into tears"

   Synonyms:
   melt, thaw, break up, unthaw, resolve, dethaw, dismiss, fade out, disband, fade away, unfreeze

7. dissolveverb

   lose control emotionally

   "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"

   Synonyms:
   melt, thaw, break up, unthaw, resolve, dethaw, dismiss, fade out, disband, fade away, unfreeze

8. dissolveverb

   cause to fade away

   "dissolve a shot or a picture"

   Synonyms:
   melt, thaw, break up, unthaw, resolve, dethaw, dismiss, fade out, disband, fade away, unfreeze

9. dissolveverb

   pass into a solution

   "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"

   Synonyms:
   melt, thaw, break up, unthaw, resolve, dethaw, dismiss, fade out, disband, fade away, unfreeze

10. dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, meltverb

    become or cause to become soft or liquid

    "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"

    Synonyms:
    unthaw, melt down, unblock, unfreeze, mellow out, melt, fade away, thaw, free, release, dethaw, dismiss, resolve, disappear, run, break up, evaporate, fade out, meld, mellow, fade, disband

11. dissolve, break upverb

    bring the association of to an end or cause to break up

    "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"

    Synonyms:
    fragmentise, unfreeze, decompose, collapse, interrupt, melt, crash, dismiss, split up, pick, dethaw, dismantle, break up, recess, fade away, part, crock up, fragmentize, sever, cut off, fragment, split, disperse, separate, disrupt, thaw, crack, disassemble, break apart, disband, calve, dissipate, scatter, break down, resolve, unthaw, take apart, dispel, adjourn, break, crack up, fade out

12. dissolve, dismissverb

    declare void

    "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"

    Synonyms:
    send away, brush aside, give the sack, unfreeze, disregard, usher out, melt, fade away, give notice, thaw, unthaw, drop, discount, dethaw, send packing, force out, dismiss, resolve, can, push aside, break up, brush off, fade out, fire, displace, ignore, sack, terminate, give the axe, disband, throw out

Matched Categories

1. • Break Down
   • Break Up
   • Change
   • Disintegrate
   • End
   • Liquefy
   • Upset

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dissolveverb

   Synonyms:
   liquefy, melt

2. dissolveverb

   Synonyms:
   disunite, sever, separate, divide, loose, disorganize, break apart

3. dissolveverb

   Synonyms:
   destroy, ruin

4. dissolveverb

   Synonyms:
   terminate, bring to an end, put an end to, break up

5. dissolveverb

   Synonyms:
   melt, liquefy, be melted

6. dissolveverb

   Synonyms:
   vanish, disappear, fade, melt away, be dissipated

7. dissolveverb

   Synonyms:
   perish, crumble, be destroyed

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dissolveverb

   Synonyms:
   melt, liquefy, macerate, fuse, deliquesce, disorganize, disband, disperse, sunder, disunite

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1. List of paraphrases for "dissolve":

   disband, dissolution, disbanding, disbandment, dismantle, discontinue

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1. Huw Evans:

   In the UK, the real political uncertainty for our sector comes from the dual and interconnected possibility that the UK could leave the EU and that the UK could dissolve if Scotland voted to become independent, even five years ago, the likelihood of both would have seemed far more remote than they do now and so we certainly cannot be complacent.

2. Superintendent John Escalante:

   We expect that every police officer develops skills and abilities that allow them to help dissolve confrontations by the using the least amount of physical or lethal force necessary.

3. Pablo Picasso:

   Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one's bath like a lump of sugar.

4. Mickey Mehta:

   Let's pray to the elements like children again. Oh earth, as all grows out of you...let me grow too, oh sky, I too wish to rise high...oh water, let me go...with the flow, oh fire, let me evolve and dissolve all desires...oh air, bring me all blessings from this universe to share...oh ether, please raise my spiritual meter! Let our prayers be revolutionized, get MickeyMized.

5. Nicolas Cage:

   Then I’m just going to sit and order two bottles of red wine and dissolve, and I don’t want to be that person, so I have to work.