dissolve
     n : (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the
         next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene
         fades out
     v 1: cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should
          dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water" [syn: {resolve},
           {break up}]
     2: pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the
        coffee"
     3: become weaker; "The sound faded out" [syn: {fade out}, {fade
        away}]
     4: come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco
        monopoly broke up" [syn: {break up}]
     5: stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing
        of the party dissolved after much internal fighting" [syn:
         {disband}]
     6: cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her
        into tears"
     7: lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she
        heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid
        scheme"
     8: cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture"
     9: become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted
        the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The
        heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over
        the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the
        meat" [syn: {thaw}, {unfreeze}, {unthaw}, {dethaw}, {melt}]
     10: bring the association of to an end or cause to break up;
         "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the
         judge dissolved the tobacco company" [syn: {break up}]
     11: declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and
         called for new elections" [syn: {dismiss}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0