Word

dissolve, v.
(dissolved, dissolves, dissolving)
freq. cnt. 10

become weaker
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

dissolve fade away fade out

sample sentences

"The sound faded out"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dissolve

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fadeout

semantic pointers

hypernym

turn, change state

verb group

dissolve

cause to go into a solution
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

break up dissolve resolve

sample sentences

"The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dissolution dissolving dissolver dissolvent

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

resolvent

semantic pointers

hypernym

change integrity

hyponym

melt, run, melt down cut

cause

dissolve

come to an end
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

break up dissolve

sample sentences

"Their marriage dissolved"
"The tobacco monopoly broke up"

verb frames

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semantic pointers

hypernym

end, terminate

stop functioning or cohering as a unit
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

disband dissolve

sample sentences

"The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

disbandment

semantic pointers

hypernym

break up

declare void
<verb.change>

dismiss dissolve

sample sentences

"The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

verb group

dissolve, break up

bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
<verb.change>

break up dissolve

sample sentences

"The decree officially dissolved the marriage"
"the judge dissolved the tobacco company"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dissolution dissolution dissolution

semantic pointers

verb group

dissolve, dismiss

hypernym

end, terminate

become or cause to become soft or liquid
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

dethaw dissolve melt thaw unfreeze unthaw

sample sentences

"The sun melted the ice"
"the ice thawed"
"the ice cream melted"
"The heat melted the wax"
"The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"
"dethaw the meat"