DISSOLVE

v. 1 melt (away), liquefy, disperse, disintegrate, diffuse, decompose, thaw (out), fuse, deliquesce; sublime; vanish, disappear, fade (away), diminish, decline, peter out Dissolve one tablet in water The sugar dissolved in the tea. 2 collapse, break into, melt into She dissolved into tears whenever he shouted at her 3 break up, disperse, dismiss, terminate, finish, conclude, adjourn, recess, disband, wind up; liquidate We took a vote and dissolved the meeting