dissolve (Verb) — Become weaker. ex. "The sound dissolved"
dissolve (Verb) — Cause to go into a solution. ex. "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
dissolve (Verb) — Come to an end. ex. "Their marriage dissolved"
dissolve (Verb) — Stop functioning or cohering as a unit. ex. "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"
dissolve (Verb) — Cause to lose control emotionally. ex. "The news dissolved her into tears"
dissolve (Verb) — Lose control emotionally. ex. "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"
dissolve (Verb) — Cause to fade away. ex. "dissolve a shot or a picture"
dissolve (Verb) — Pass into a solution. ex. "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"
dissolve (Verb) — Become or cause to become soft or liquid. ex. "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"
dissolve (Verb) — Bring the association of to an end or cause to break up. ex. "The decree officially dissolved the marriage" ex. "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"
dissolve (Verb) — Declare void. ex. "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"
dissolve (Noun) — (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out.