dissolve

VERBNOUN /dɪ'zɑlv/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

dissolve is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1S1S1O1L1V4E1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does dissolve mean?

VERB · 11 SENSES
1

Become weaker.

2

Lose control emotionally.

“She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme”

3

Pass into a solution.

“The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee”

4

Cause to go into a solution.

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

5

Become or cause to become soft or liquid.

“The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase”

6

Bring the association of to an end or cause to break up.

“The decree officially dissolved the marriage”

“the judge dissolved the tobacco company”

SYNONYMS
7

Come to an end.

“Their marriage dissolved”

SYNONYMS
8

Declare void.

“The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections”

SYNONYMS
9

Stop functioning or cohering as a unit.

“The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
10

Cause to fade away.

“dissolve a shot or a picture”

NARROWER
11

Cause to lose control emotionally.

“The news dissolved her into tears”

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out.

BROADER