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DISSOLVE Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word dissolve. (exact relations)
There are 22 hypernyms of the word dissolve. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for DISSOLVE

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melt
verbv
noun

• the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

verb

• reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

• become or cause to become soft or liquid

• become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial

• lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually

• become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly

• become less intense and fade away gradually

disband
verbv
verb

• cause to break up or cease to function

• stop functioning or cohering as a unit

crumble
verbv
verb

• fall apart

• break or fall apart into fragments

• fall into decay or ruin

decompose
verbv
verb

• separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts

• lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

• break down

disintegrate
verbv
verb

• break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity

• cause to undergo fission or lose particles

• lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

disperse
verbv
verb

• distribute loosely

• to cause to separate and go in different directions

• cause to separate

• move away from each other

• separate (light) into spectral rays

• cause to become widely known

fade
verbv
noun

• a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer

• gradually ceasing to be visible

verb

• become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly

• lose freshness, vigor, or vitality

• disappear gradually

• become feeble

scatter
verbv
noun

• a haphazard distribution in all directions

• the act of scattering

verb

• to cause to separate and go in different directions

• move away from each other

• distribute loosely

• sow by scattering

• cause to separate

• strew or distribute over an area

separate
verbv
adjective

• independent; not united or joint

noun

• a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

• a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

adjective satellite

• standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything

• separated according to race, sex, class, or religion

• have the connection undone; having become separate

verb

• act as a barrier between; stand between

• force, take, or pull apart

• mark as different

• separate into parts or portions

• divide into components or constituents

• arrange or order by classes or categories

• make a division or separation

• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

• go one's own way; move apart

• become separated into pieces or fragments

• treat differently on the basis of sex or race

• move or break apart

• divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

vanish
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• get lost, as without warning or explanation

• become invisible or unnoticeable

• pass away rapidly

• cease to exist

• decrease rapidly and disappear

break down
verbv
verb

• make ineffective

• make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features

• lose control of one's emotions

• stop operating or functioning

• fall apart

• cause to fall or collapse

• separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts

• collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

break up
verb, nounv, n
verb

• to cause to separate and go in different directions

• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

• disband

• break violently or noisily; smash

• make a break in

• cause to go into a solution

• suffer a nervous breakdown

• take apart into its constituent pieces

• destroy the completeness of a set of related items

• set or keep apart

• attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example

• release ice

• close at the end of a session

• bring the association of to an end or cause to break up

• come to an end

• break or cause to break into pieces

• cause to separate

• separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts

• laugh unrestrainedly

fade out
verb, nounv, n
verb

• grow less and less substantial until it disappears

dethaw
verb

• become or cause to become soft or liquid

dismiss
verb, nounv, n
verb

• bar from attention or consideration

• cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration

• stop associating with

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

• end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave

• declare void

resolve
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the trait of being resolute

• a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

verb

• bring to an end; settle conclusively

• reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation

• reach a decision

• understand the meaning of

• make clearly visible

• find the solution

• cause to go into a solution

thaw
verbv
noun

• the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

• warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt

• a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile

verb

• become or cause to become soft or liquid

unfreeze
verbv
verb

• become or cause to become soft or liquid

• make (assets) available

unthaw
verbv
verb

• become or cause to become soft or liquid

fade away
verbv
verb

• grow less and less substantial until it disappears

Best Hypernyms For DISSOLVE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for dissolve, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (17)
alter change end modify terminate discomfit discompose disconcert disintegrate flux liquefy liquify snap transition turn untune upset
Phrases (5)
break downbreak upchange integritychange statelose it

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