Dissolve — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

become weaker

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dwˈɔːɹfnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɒlv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɒlv/

2 syllables Say it as /dwˈɔːɹfnəs/.

Examples

The sound faded out
The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water
Their marriage dissolved

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Parts of Speech

noun	(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
verb	become weaker “The sound faded out”
verb	cause to go into a solution “The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water”
verb	come to an end “Their marriage dissolved”
verb	stop functioning or cohering as a unit “The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting”
verb	cause to lose control emotionally “The news dissolved her into tears”
verb	lose control emotionally “She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme”
verb	cause to fade away “dissolve a shot or a picture”
verb	pass into a solution “The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee”
verb	become or cause to become soft or liquid “The sun melted the ice”
verb	bring the association of to an end or cause to break up “The decree officially dissolved the marriage”
verb	declare void “The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections”

Word Forms

dissolve	verb	become weaker
dissolve	noun	(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
fadeout	noun	a slow or gradual disappearance
dissolution	noun	the process of going into solution
dissolvent	noun	a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
dissolver	noun	a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
dissolving	noun	the process of going into solution
resolvent	noun	a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances
disbandment	noun	the act of disbanding
thaw	noun	warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
thawing	noun	the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
meltable	adjective	capable of melting
melt	noun	the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
melter	noun	a worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.)
melting	noun	the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lösen

(Film) ein allmählicher Übergang von einer Szene zur nächsten; Die nächste Szene wird nach und nach überlagert, während die vorherige Szene ausgeblendet wird

🇫🇷French

dissoudre

(film) une transition progressive d'une scène à la suivante; la scène suivante se superpose progressivement à mesure que la scène précédente disparaît

🇪🇸Spanish

disolver

(película) una transición gradual de una escena a la siguiente; la siguiente escena se superpone gradualmente a medida que la escena anterior se desvanece

🇮🇹Italian

sciogliere

(film) una transizione graduale da una scena a quella successiva; la scena successiva viene gradualmente sovrapposta mentre la scena precedente svanisce

🇳🇱Dutch

oplossen

(film) een geleidelijke overgang van de ene scène naar de volgende; de volgende scène wordt geleidelijk over elkaar heen gelegd terwijl de vorige scène vervaagt

🇵🇹Portuguese

dissolver

(filme) uma transição gradual de uma cena para outra; a próxima cena é gradualmente sobreposta à medida que a cena anterior desaparece

🇷🇺Russian

растворяться

(фильм) постепенный переход от одной сцены к другой; следующая сцена постепенно накладывается по мере затухания предыдущей сцены

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भंग करना

(फ़िल्म) एक दृश्य से दूसरे दृश्य में क्रमिक परिवर्तन; जैसे ही पहला दृश्य फीका पड़ जाता है, अगला दृश्य धीरे-धीरे आरोपित हो जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

দ্রবীভূত করা

(চলচ্চিত্র) এক দৃশ্য থেকে পরের দৃশ্যে ধীরে ধীরে রূপান্তর; আগের দৃশ্যটি বিবর্ণ হয়ে যাওয়ার সাথে সাথে পরবর্তী দৃশ্যটি ধীরে ধীরে সুপারইম্পোজ করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கரைக்க

(திரைப்படம்) ஒரு காட்சியில் இருந்து அடுத்த காட்சிக்கு படிப்படியாக மாறுதல்; முந்தைய காட்சி மங்கும்போது அடுத்த காட்சி படிப்படியாக மிகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

కరిగిపోతాయి

(చిత్రం) ఒక సన్నివేశం నుండి మరొక సన్నివేశానికి క్రమంగా మార్పు; మునుపటి సన్నివేశం మసకబారడంతో తదుపరి సన్నివేశం క్రమంగా సూపర్మోస్ చేయబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

विरघळणे

(चित्रपट) एका दृश्यातून दुसऱ्या दृश्यात हळूहळू संक्रमण; पुढचा सीन हळूहळू सुपरइम्पोज केला जातो कारण पूर्वीचा सीन कमी होत जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓગળવું

(ફિલ્મ) એક દ્રશ્યમાંથી બીજા દ્રશ્યમાં ધીમે ધીમે સંક્રમણ; આગળનું દ્રશ્ય ધીમે ધીમે સુપરિમ્પોઝ કરવામાં આવે છે કારણ કે પહેલાનું દ્રશ્ય ઝાંખુ થઈ જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕರಗಿಸಿ

(ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರ) ಒಂದು ದೃಶ್ಯದಿಂದ ಮುಂದಿನ ದೃಶ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆ; ಹಿಂದಿನ ದೃಶ್ಯವು ಮರೆಯಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದಂತೆ ಮುಂದಿನ ದೃಶ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕ್ರಮೇಣವಾಗಿ ಮೇಲಕ್ಕೆತ್ತಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിരിച്ചുവിടുക

(ചലച്ചിത്രം) ഒരു രംഗത്തിൽ നിന്ന് അടുത്തതിലേക്ക് ക്രമാനുഗതമായ മാറ്റം; മുൻ രംഗം മങ്ങുമ്പോൾ അടുത്ത രംഗം ക്രമേണ സൂപ്പർഇമ്പോസ് ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੰਗ

(ਫਿਲਮ) ਇੱਕ ਸੀਨ ਤੋਂ ਅਗਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਹੌਲੀ ਹੌਲੀ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ; ਅਗਲਾ ਸੀਨ ਹੌਲੀ-ਹੌਲੀ ਸੁਪਰਇੰਪੋਜ਼ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਸੀਨ ਫਿੱਕਾ ਪੈ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تحلیل

(فلم) ایک منظر سے دوسرے منظر میں بتدریج تبدیلی؛ اگلا منظر بتدریج سپرمپوز کیا جاتا ہے کیونکہ سابقہ منظر ختم ہو جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

溶解

（电影）从一个场景到下一个场景的逐渐过渡；随着前一个场景的淡出，下一个场景逐渐叠加

🇯🇵Japanese

溶かす

(映画) あるシーンから次のシーンへの段階的な移行。前のシーンがフェードアウトするにつれて、次のシーンが徐々に重ねられます

🇰🇷Korean

디졸브

(영화) 한 장면에서 다음 장면으로의 점진적인 전환. 이전 장면이 페이드 아웃되면서 다음 장면이 점차적으로 겹쳐집니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hòa tan

(phim) sự chuyển tiếp dần dần từ cảnh này sang cảnh khác; cảnh tiếp theo dần dần được chồng lên khi cảnh trước mờ dần

🇹🇭Thai

ละลาย

(ภาพยนตร์) การเปลี่ยนแปลงอย่างค่อยเป็นค่อยไปจากฉากหนึ่งไปยังอีกฉากหนึ่ง ฉากต่อไปจะค่อยๆ ซ้อนทับเมื่อฉากเดิมจางหายไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

larut

(film) transisi bertahap dari satu adegan ke adegan berikutnya; adegan berikutnya secara bertahap ditumpangkan seiring dengan memudarnya adegan sebelumnya

🇵🇭Filipino

matunaw

(pelikula) isang unti-unting paglipat mula sa isang eksena patungo sa susunod; ang susunod na eksena ay unti-unting napapatong habang ang dating eksena ay naglalaho

🇲🇾Malay

larut

(filem) peralihan beransur-ansur dari satu adegan ke seterusnya; adegan seterusnya ditindih secara beransur-ansur apabila adegan sebelumnya semakin pudar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حل

(فيلم) انتقال تدريجي من مشهد إلى آخر؛ يتم فرض المشهد التالي تدريجيًا مع تلاشي المشهد السابق

🇮🇷Persian

حل کردن

(فیلم) انتقال تدریجی از یک صحنه به صحنه دیگر. صحنه بعدی به تدریج با محو شدن صحنه قبلی روی هم قرار می گیرد

🇹🇷Turkish

çözünmek

(film) bir sahneden diğerine kademeli geçiş; önceki sahne karardıkça bir sonraki sahne yavaş yavaş üst üste bindirilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְמוֹסֵס

(סרט) מעבר הדרגתי מסצנה אחת לאחרת; הסצנה הבאה מונחת בהדרגה כשהסצנה הקודמת מתפוגגת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'dissolve'?

The primary meaning of 'dissolve' is '(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dissolve' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'dissolve' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'dissolve' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'dissolve' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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Do you find 'dissolve' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'dissolve' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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