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{
"term": "dissolve",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "dissolve",
"heSheIt": "dissolves"
},
"pastSimple": "dissolved",
"pastParticiple": "dissolved",
"ingForm": "dissolving"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to mix with a liquid and become part of it",
"sensetop": "dissolve (in something)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Salt dissolves in water."
},
{
"text": "Heat gently until the sugar dissolves."
},
{
"text": "The aspirin hasn't dissolved completely yet."
}
],
"topics": ["Physics and chemistry"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["completely", "gradually", "slowly"],
"preposition": ["in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to make a solid become part of a liquid",
"sensetop": "dissolve something (in something)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Dissolve the tablet in water."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["completely", "gradually", "slowly"],
"preposition": ["in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to officially end a marriage, business agreement or parliament",
"sensetop": "dissolve something",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Their marriage was dissolved in 2019."
},
{
"text": "The election was announced and parliament was dissolved."
},
{
"text": "The civilian government was effectively dissolved."
},
{
"text": "Their marriage was formally dissolved last year."
}
],
"topics": ["Discussion and agreement", "Family and relationships"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["formally", "officially", "effectively"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to disappear; to make something disappear",
"sensetop": "dissolve something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "When the ambulance had gone, the crowd dissolved."
},
{
"text": "The lights in the windows faded and the house dissolved into darkness again."
},
{
"text": "His calm response dissolved her anger.",
"contextForm": "dissolve something"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "to suddenly start laughing, crying, etc.",
"sensetop": "dissolve into laughter, tears, etc.",
"examples": [
{
"text": "When the teacher looked up, the children dissolved into giggles."
},
{
"text": "Every time she heard his name, she dissolved into tears."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "to remove or destroy something, especially by a chemical process; to be destroyed in this way",
"sensetop": "dissolve something (away)dissolve (away)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a new detergent that dissolves stains",
"contextForm": "dissolve something (away)"
},
{
"text": "All the original calcium had dissolved away.",
"contextForm": "dissolve (away)"
},
{
"text": "The limestone has simply dissolved away."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈzɒlv/",
"audio": "di/dissolve/dissolve__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈzɒlvz/",
"audio": "di/dissolve/dissolves__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈzɒlvd/",
"audio": "di/dissolve/dissolved__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈzɒlvɪŋ/",
"audio": "di/dissolve/dissolving__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈzɑːlv/",
"audio": "di/dissolve/dissolve__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈzɑːlvz/",
"audio": "di/dissolve/dissolves__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈzɑːlvd/",
"audio": "di/dissolve/dissolved__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈzɑːlvɪŋ/",
"audio": "di/dissolve/dissolving__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (also in the sense ‘break down into component parts’): from Latin dissolvere, from dis- ‘apart’ + solvere ‘loosen or solve’."
}