| noun | the process of going into solution “the dissolving of salt in water” |
| 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” |
| dissolve | verb | cause to go into a solution |
| 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 |