dissolve

1. 1.

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

   Broadertransition

Other forms of dissolve

plural

dissolves·

past tense

dissolved·

present participle

dissolving·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about dissolve

What does dissolve mean?

dissolve means "become weaker". That is the primary sense; the word has 12 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dissolve?

dissolve has 2 syllables: dis-solve. The stress falls on "solve". In IPA it is /dɪˈzɑlv/.

What is another word for dissolve?

Close synonyms include fade out, fade away, resolve, break up, break up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dissolve a common word?

dissolve is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with dissolve?

2 words rhyme with dissolve. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.