dissolve
To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.
Example
“The ruling party or coalition sometimes dissolves parliament early when the polls are favorable, hoping to reconvene with a larger majority.”
Other meanings
To destroy, make disappear.
To liquify, melt into a fluid.
Synonyms
- fade out
- fade away
Related words
- codissolve
- dissolvability
- dissolvement
- dissolvible
- redissolve
- dissolvingly
- nondissolving
- undissolving
- dissolvable
- dissolver
- dissolving view
Word history
From Anglo-Norman "dissoldre".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “dissolve” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.