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dissolves

noun

Meaning

  1. A form of film punctuation in which there is a gradual transition from one scene to the next
  2. To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.
  3. To destroy, make disappear.
  4. To liquify, melt into a fluid.
  5. To be melted, changed into a fluid.
  6. To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or gas.
  7. To be disintegrated by such immersion.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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