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dissolve

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  1. adjourn               
 
1. dis.solve \diz-'a:lv, -'o.lv\ vb [ME dissolven, fr. L dissolvere, fr. 
   dis- + solvere to]loosen - more at SOLVE 1a: to cause to disperse or 
   disappear : DESTROY  1b: to separate into component parts : DISINTEGRATE  
   1c: to bring to an end : TERMINATE {~ parliament}  2a: to cause to pass 
   into solution {~ sugar in water}  2b: MELT, LIQUEFY  2c: to cause to be 
   emotionally moved  2d: to fade out (a motion-picture shot) in a dissolve  
   archaic  3: DETACH, LOOSEN  4: to clear up {~ the mystery}  1a: to become 
   dissipated or decomposed  1b: to break up : DISPERSE  1c: to fade away  2a: 
   to become fluid : MELT  2b: to pass into solution  2c: to be overcome 
   emotionally  2d: to resolve itself as if by dissolution  - dis.solv.er n
2. dissolve n : a gradual superimposing of one motion-picture or television 
   shot upon an other on a screen