Meaning

14 senses
  1. (transitive)To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.

    The ruling party or coalition sometimes dissolves parliament early when the polls are favorable, hoping to reconvene with a larger majority.

    auflösen

    распуска́тьraspuskátʹ, распусти́тьraspustítʹ

    розпуска́тиrozpuskáty, розпусти́тиrozpustýty

  2. (transitive)To destroy, make disappear.

  3. (transitive)To liquify, melt into a fluid.

    pass into a solution

  4. (intransitive)To be melted, changed into a fluid.

    cause to go into a solution

  5. (physical, transitive)To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or other material.

    auflösen, sich auflösen

    растворя́тьrastvorjátʹ, раствори́тьrastvorítʹ, растворя́тьсяrastvorjátʹsja

    розчиня́тиrozčynjáty, розчини́тиrozčynýty, розчиня́тисяrozčynjátysja

  6. (intransitive, physical)To be disintegrated by such immersion.

  7. (transitive)To disperse, drive apart a group of persons.

    auflösen

    распуска́тьraspuskátʹ, распусти́тьraspustítʹ

  8. (transitive)To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to loosen; to undo; to separate.

  9. (transitive)To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release.

    to dissolve an injunction

  10. (intransitive)To shift from one shot to another by having the former fade out as the latter fades in.

  11. (intransitive)To resolve itself as by dissolution.

    sich auflösen

    распуска́тьсяraspuskátʹsja, распусти́тьсяraspustítʹsja, распада́тьсяraspadátʹsja

  12. To relax by pleasure; to make powerless.

Examples

69 sentences
  1. Sugar dissolves in water.

    Цукор розчиняється у воді.

    ruСахар растворяется в воде.

    deZucker löst sich in Wasser.

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  2. Salt dissolves in water.

    Сіль розчиняється у воді.

    ruСоль растворяется в воде.

    deSalz löst sich in Wasser auf.

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  3. When salt is mixed with water, it dissolves.

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  4. Dissolve the baking powder in one tablespoon of water.

    ruРастворите разрыхлитель в столовой ложке воды.

    deDas Backpulver in 1 EL Wasser auflösen.

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  5. This won't dissolve in water.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
transitive: to terminate a union of multiple members actively:
transitive: to disintegrate into a solution by immersion:
intransitive: to be disintegrated into a solution by immersion:
Русский
By meaning 4
transitive: to terminate a union of multiple members actively:
transitive: to disintegrate into a solution by immersion:
intransitive: to be disintegrated into a solution by immersion:
intransitive: to resolve itself as by dissolution:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
transitive: to terminate a union of multiple members actively:
intransitive: to be disintegrated into a solution by immersion:

Origin

Recorded since c. 1374 (displacing Old English toliesan) as Middle English dissolven, from

Recorded since c. 1374 (displacing Old English toliesan) as Middle English dissolven, from Latin dissolvere (“to loosen up, break apart”) but with the sense from Anglo-Norman dissoldre (variant of Old French dissoudre), itself from dis- (“apart”) + solvere (“to loose, loosen”). By surface analysis, dis- + solve.

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Forms

dissolves, dissolving, dissolved, dissolved
Base formdissolve · to dissolve
3rd person singulardissolves
Present participledissolving
Past simpledissolved
Past participledissolved

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydissolve
he, she, itdissolves

Past simpleLesson

all personsdissolved

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave dissolved
he, she, ithas dissolved

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill dissolve

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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