verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
collapse/dissolve into giggles (= start laughing a lot )
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Victor tickled the little boy, who dissolved into giggles.
dissolve parliament formal (= officially end parliament before holding an election )
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The Prime Minister will ask the Queen to dissolve Parliament and call an election.
sugar dissolves (= becomes part of a liquid )
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Stir until the sugar has dissolved.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
completely
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When the sugar has completely dissolved , increase the heat until the liquid turns a pale caramel.
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Ten minutes to one the fog dissolves completely and the black boys are telling Acutes to clear the floor for the meeting.
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Place over heat until the sugar has dissolved completely .
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Cook and stir 3 minutes, or until sugar is completely dissolved .
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Relict silica crystals which have not completely dissolved in the glass-melt is an example of this.
■ NOUN
acid
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Sulfanilic acid is dissolved in concentrated hydrochloric acid and diluted to volume with distilled water.
assembly
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The government rejected these proposals out of hand and after two months dissolved the assembly .
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She maintains that, when the president recruited her to support him against Mr Sharif, he promised to dissolve the assemblies .
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In July 1959 he dissolved the Constitutional Assembly and reinstated the 1945 constitution by decree.
laughter
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Francis and Christopher dissolved in laughter , lapped theirs up and declared it very good.
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The waiter bowed and retreated, Stephen and Lily dissolved into laughter .
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Hopefully the audience will dissolve into fits of laughter .
marriage
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The court action follows a move by his wife Seema earlier this year to dissolve the marriage .
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If his wife is restive, he sees welfare as a positive invitation from the state for her to dissolve the marriage .
parliament
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A referendum to dissolve parliament was held and was said to be accepted by 99.9 percent of the people.
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Kwasniewski has said he may dissolve parliament to put the issue to rest and call for new elections.
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Miss Bhutto gave Mr Ishaq an excuse to dissolve parliament by offering the resignation of her party's members of parliament.
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Theoretically, she can dissolve Parliament without advice, but the right has been in abeyance for years.
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Opposition demands to dissolve the parliament for fresh elections were not accepted.
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What is the constitutional importance of the power to dissolve Parliament ?
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More likely, whoever was Prime Minister would advise her to dissolve Parliament and hold another election.
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Prime Minister Chand resigns and the King dissolves parliament .
partnership
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The town's magistrates were told that tension had built up for a year after a decision to dissolve the partnership .
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In the spring of 1994, Radisson sued to dissolve its partnership with Tatum.
party
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He dissolved political parties , banned demonstrations and introduced strict media censorship.
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By Christmas all three main opposition parties had dissolved themselves.
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Finally Hermann Göring intervened to dissolve the Danzig Party .
power
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What is the constitutional importance of the power to dissolve Parliament?
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Let us consider what would happen if the power to dissolve did not exist.
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Sometimes even it is desired to vest a power to dissolve in one partner or a specified majority.
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Things that had been yoked, harnessed, held down and held back by a power that was dissolving .
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Amongst the few powers which may not be so delegated is the power to dissolve Parliament.
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Is it too imaginative to suppose that all these consequences would follow an abolition of the power to dissolve ?
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She appoints the Prime Minister and has the power to dissolve Parliament.
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The head of state would have no powers to dissolve parliament or to appoint state officials without parliamentary approval.
sugar
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Put the sugar and water into the pot and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
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Heat the rest of the blackcurrant liquid until hot, then dissolve the gelatine or sugar-free jelly in it.
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If you put in too much sugar , not all of it will dissolve .
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Heat gently to dissolve the sugar , then boil again quickly until the sugar turns golden.
tear
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If he mentioned moving out of her parents' house, she dissolved into tears .
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Katherine threw herself against Gary and dissolved into tears .
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When at last she is alone, her sorrow overwhelms her and she dissolves in tears .
water
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Phenol dissolves in water to produce a weak acid solution.
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These and certain sea anemones often leave a mucous trail that, upon dissolving in water , gives off a characteristic odor.
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Like me, like us, who are dissolving into the whirling water too.
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In addition, sea water has about 20 per cent. less dissolved oxygen than fresh water.
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Because it dissolves easily in water , it is rapidly absorbed from the digestive tract and mixes easily with blood.
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Bio-tex Powder and some of the Stain Devils had to be dissolved in water - laborious for a small stain.
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Follow-up Bring other substances such as sugar, baking soda, or corn syrup to dissolve in water .
■ VERB
begin
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A Troll stepped unwittingly into a steaming puddle and immediately began to dissolve .
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This process should last only a few seconds or the coral will begin to dissolve .
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The former political coalition which directed support towards the skilled working class in the private sector had begun to dissolve .
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But the close friendships he had formerly enjoyed there began to dissolve .
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But we identify with this physical separation even at a mental and spiritual level, where such separation has begun to dissolve .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Dissolve the salt in 125 ml of hot water.
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Maria's objections to the plan began to dissolve .
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The crystals dissolve in water to create a purple liquid.
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The law suit began ten months after the Rossi marriage had been legally dissolved.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Because it also dissolves in fats, it freely passes through cell membranes, which are basically double-walled bubbles of fat.
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During my ascent, the spotlight expands, dissolving into a soft glow that eventually engulfs the entire stage.
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I think she's picked up a few pointers, like how to chop an onion and how to dissolve an Oxo cube.
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One of those illusions was my persistent sensation that my personality was dissolving.
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The Assembly was dissolved by presidential decree on Oct. 12.
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Theoretically, she can dissolve Parliament without advice, but the right has been in abeyance for years.
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These and certain sea anemones often leave a mucous trail that, upon dissolving in water, gives off a characteristic odor.
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You can test their absorption rate by seeing if they dissolve almost entirely in white vinegar within 30 minutes.