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The great directors managed to dissolve and disappear into the work. They make other people look good.
Alexander Mackendrick

Meaning of "dissolve" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DISSOLVE

From Latin dissolvere to make loose, from dis-1 + solvere to release.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DISSOLVE

dissolve  [dɪˈzɒlv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISSOLVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dissolve is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dissolve in English.

WHAT DOES DISSOLVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dissolve in the English dictionary

The first definition of dissolve in the dictionary is to go or cause to go into solution. Other definition of dissolve is to become or cause to become liquid; melt. Dissolve is also to disintegrate or disperse.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DISSOLVE

PRESENT

Present
I dissolve
you dissolve
he/she/it dissolves
we dissolve
you dissolve
they dissolve
Present continuous
I am dissolving
you are dissolving
he/she/it is dissolving
we are dissolving
you are dissolving
they are dissolving
Present perfect
I have dissolved
you have dissolved
he/she/it has dissolved
we have dissolved
you have dissolved
they have dissolved
Present perfect continuous
I have been dissolving
you have been dissolving
he/she/it has been dissolving
we have been dissolving
you have been dissolving
they have been dissolving
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I dissolved
you dissolved
he/she/it dissolved
we dissolved
you dissolved
they dissolved
Past continuous
I was dissolving
you were dissolving
he/she/it was dissolving
we were dissolving
you were dissolving
they were dissolving
Past perfect
I had dissolved
you had dissolved
he/she/it had dissolved
we had dissolved
you had dissolved
they had dissolved
Past perfect continuous
I had been dissolving
you had been dissolving
he/she/it had been dissolving
we had been dissolving
you had been dissolving
they had been dissolving
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will dissolve
you will dissolve
he/she/it will dissolve
we will dissolve
you will dissolve
they will dissolve
Future continuous
I will be dissolving
you will be dissolving
he/she/it will be dissolving
we will be dissolving
you will be dissolving
they will be dissolving
Future perfect
I will have dissolved
you will have dissolved
he/she/it will have dissolved
we will have dissolved
you will have dissolved
they will have dissolved
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dissolving
you will have been dissolving
he/she/it will have been dissolving
we will have been dissolving
you will have been dissolving
they will have been dissolving
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would dissolve
you would dissolve
he/she/it would dissolve
we would dissolve
you would dissolve
they would dissolve
Conditional continuous
I would be dissolving
you would be dissolving
he/she/it would be dissolving
we would be dissolving
you would be dissolving
they would be dissolving
Conditional perfect
I would have dissolve
you would have dissolve
he/she/it would have dissolve
we would have dissolve
you would have dissolve
they would have dissolve
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been dissolving
you would have been dissolving
he/she/it would have been dissolving
we would have been dissolving
you would have been dissolving
they would have been dissolving
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you dissolve
we let´s dissolve
you dissolve
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to dissolve
Past participle
dissolved
Present Participle
dissolving
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISSOLVE


absolve
əbˈzɒlv
Cellosolve
ˈsɛləʊˌsɒlv
circumvolve
ˌsɜːkəmˈvɒlv
coevolve
ˌkəʊɪˈvɒlv
convolve
kənˈvɒlv
devolve
dɪˈvɒlv
disinvolve
ˌdɪsɪnˈvɒlv
evolve
ɪˈvɒlv
interinvolve
ˌɪntərɪnˈvɒlv
intervolve
ˌɪntəˈvɒlv
involve
ɪnˈvɒlv
redissolve
ˌriːdɪˈzɒlv
reinvolve
ˌriːɪnˈvɒlv
resolve
rɪˈzɒlv
revolve
rɪˈvɒlv
solve
sɒlv
volve
vɒlv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISSOLVE

dissolubility
dissoluble
dissolubleness
dissolute
dissolutely
dissoluteness
dissolution
dissolutionism
dissolutionist
dissolutive
dissolvability
dissolvable
dissolvableness
dissolvent
dissolver
dissolvings
dissonance
dissonancy
dissonant
dissonantly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISSOLVE

ball valve
calve
check valve
cut-off valve
delve
fast dissolve
foot valve
gate valve
halve
helve
lap dissolve
mitral valve
relief valve
safety valve
salve
shelve
slow dissolve
twelve
valve
wolve

Synonyms and antonyms of dissolve in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISSOLVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dissolve» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dissolve

Translation of «dissolve» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISSOLVE

Find out the translation of dissolve to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dissolve from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dissolve» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

溶解
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

disolver
570 millions of speakers

English

dissolve
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يُذيبُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

растворять
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dissolver
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dissoudre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membubarkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auflösen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

溶かす
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

(...을) 녹이다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dissolve
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hòa tan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கலைக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विरघळली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eritmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sciogliere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozłożyć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розчиняти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a dizolva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαλύω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontbind
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

upplösa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oppløse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dissolve

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISSOLVE»

The term «dissolve» is very widely used and occupies the 22.749 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISSOLVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dissolve» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dissolve» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dissolve

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10 QUOTES WITH «DISSOLVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dissolve.
1
Grazia Deledda
According to an ancient Sardinian legend, the bodies of those who are born on Christmas Eve will never dissolve into dust but are preserved until the end of time.
2
Tim Federle
My mother had a book club that would dissolve into opening wine.
3
Emmet Fox
It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble, how hopeless the outlook how muddled the tangle, how great the mistake. A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all.
4
Pope Francis
From my point of view, God is the light that illuminates the darkness, even if it does not dissolve it, and a spark of divine light is within each of us.
5
Diego Giacometti
Yes, people do come across the street to say hi, but as they approach and get near, my perception of space begins to dissolve, and a new interest takes over that is primarily emotional, and with it comes a desire to touch, which may be a human interest, but not the interest of my work.
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William James
The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.
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Thomas Kinkade
My paintings always feature trails that dissolve into mysterious areas, patches of light that lead the eye around corners, pathways, open gates, etc.
8
Robert Lanza
When you turn from one room to the next, when your animal senses no longer perceive the sounds of the dishwasher, the ticking clock, the smell of a chicken roasting - the kitchen and all its seemingly discrete bits dissolve into nothingness - or into waves of probability.
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Alexander Mackendrick
The great directors managed to dissolve and disappear into the work. They make other people look good.
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Yael Naim
When I'd go to Israel, I felt like a tourist. My social and professional ties had started to dissolve, and it confused me. I didn't know whether I should stay here in Paris or go back to Israel, or even cut off all my ties with Israel so I could really plant roots here. Or maybe go somewhere else altogether.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISSOLVE»

Discover the use of dissolve in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dissolve and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Securitization Theory: How Security Problems Emerge and Dissolve
This volume aims to provide a new framework for the analysis of securitization processes, increasing our understanding of how security issues emerge, evolve and dissolve.
Thierry Balzacq, 2010
2
Natural Pain Relief: How to Soothe & Dissolve Physical Pain ...
Previously published as: Break through pain. 2004.
Shinzen Young, 2011
3
Stitch, Dissolve, Distort with Machine Embroidery
Featuring new and exciting techniques on how to dissolve, melt, and distort fabric both before and after stitching, this guide explores the evolving and innovative materials that are introduced into the textile market and instructs fiber ...
Valerie Campbell-Harding, Maggie Grey, 2007
4
Divorce Handbook for California: How to Dissolve Your ...
"I wrote this book to help your clients survive the dissolution of their marriage without the financial ruin most people face, " says Judge Stewart.
James W. Stewart, 2002
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Business Darwinism: Evolve or Dissolve: Adaptive Strategies ...
The book also describes how much the ability to leverage IT has become a requirement for measuring-and selecting-future leaders.
Eric A. Marks, 2002
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Passing: A Strategy to Dissolve Identities and Remap Differences
"Starting from this consideration, Camaiti Hostert's book turns the meaning of the social practice of passing upside down and makes it become a universal tool to redefine any social, ethnic, gender, and religious identity.
Anna Camaiti Hostert, 2007
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Emergent Actors in World Politics: How States and Nations ...
"This is an impressive and very original work, which takes up some of the most important and timely issues in the study of international relations and the emergence of nations and states.
Lars-Erik Cederman, 1997
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Polymer Chemistry: Introduction to an Indispensable Science
Why Won't This Stuff Dissolve? Consider cellulose and starch (starch as we saw in Chapter 3 being a mixture of amylose and amylopectin). Because all of these substances are basically homopolymers of glucose, we would expect them to be  ...
David M. Teegarden, 2004
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If Our Earthly House Dissolve: A Story of the ...
A story of the Wetherby-Hagadorn family of Almond, N.Y. told from their diaries and papers.
Helene C. Phelan, 1973
10
Dissolve: A Novel
A Novel Jonathan Luckett. wait to begin work in earnest. Brehan had done so much for her in a short amount of time—he had come through. Not one of these bruthas out here who talked shit—he delivered... It was time she did the same.
Jonathan Luckett, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISSOLVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dissolve is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pitchfork Media shutters movie website The Dissolve
The Dissolve, a Chicago-based movie website that partnered with Pitchfork Media, abruptly ceased operations yesterday, citing financial and ... «Crain's Chicago Business, Jul 15»
2
Intermission: A eulogy for the Dissolve
That screening was everything I loved best about the Dissolve, the marvelous film site both Tobias and Murray worked for at the time and which ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
Contests & Free Stuff
Do I Need to Dissolve My Civil Union to Get Married in Another State? Even if Texas doesn't recognize your Vermont civil union, Vermont would ... «Washington City Paper, Jul 15»
4
AEDC approves plan to dissolve Biotech
The Athens Economic Development Corporation on Wednesday approved a memorandum of understanding with the Biotech Manufacturing ... «Athens Daily Review, Jul 15»
5
New cosmetic treatment to dissolve fat around neckline hit market
She says doctors have used the acid off-label in the past to help dissolve fat. Earlier this year, a drug manufacturer made headlines when it won ... «abc7news.com, Jul 15»
6
Follow these step to dissolve democracy -- Steve Bernhardt
Develop and promote issues that inflame public opinion. Regardless of relevancy and truth, create controversy about public issues to make the ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
7
Mind Cannot Dissolve Problems
He was a businessman as well as a politician, and was very successful in both. He laughingly said that business and politics were a good ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Beaufort Co. Commissioners expected to dissolve county hospital …
WASHINGTON N.C. (WNCT) – The Beaufort County Commissioners are expected to vote to dissolve the Beaufort County Health System Board ... «WNCT, Jul 15»
9
Sack NPA boss Asaga; Dissolve board – Group
President John Mahama must sack the CEO of the National Petroleum Authority Moses Asaga as well as dissolve its board for losing trust and ... «Starr 103.5 FM, Jul 15»
10
Justice and Beyond calls on Mayor Mitch Landrieu to dissolve stop …
A group of local citizens is calling on Mayor Mitch Landrieu to lift a stop-work order issued in June on construction at the Orleans Parish Prison. «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»

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