dis ‧ solve /dɪˈzɒlv $ dɪˈzɑːlv/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: dissolvere , from solvere 'to loosen' ]
1 . BECOME PART OF LIQUID
[intransitive and transitive] if a solid dissolves, or if you dissolve it, it mixes with a liquid and becomes part of it:
Stir until the sugar dissolves.
dissolve in
Sugar dissolves in water.
dissolve something in something
Dissolve the tablet in water.
2 . END [transitive] to formally end a parliament, business arrangement, marriage etc:
The monarch had the power to dissolve parliament.
3 . EMOTION dissolve into/in laughter/tears etc to start laughing or crying:
She dissolved into fits of laughter.
4 . BECOME WEAKER [intransitive and transitive] to gradually become smaller or weaker before disappearing, or to make something do this:
Her enthusiasm dissolved his shyness.
A few clouds formed briefly before dissolving again.