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- pronunciation:
- dih
zalv
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dissolves, dissolving, dissolved |
| definition 1: |
When you dissolve something, you mix it completely into a liquid so that it seems like it is not there anymore. If one thing dissolves another thing, it makes it melt or become liquid.
Dylan dissolved some sugar in his tea.- synonyms:
- melt
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| definition 2: |
When something like sugar dissolves, it melts or becomes liquid.
The salt dissolved quickly in the hot stew.Sam drank the lemonade so quickly that the sugar didn't have time to dissolve.- similar words:
- melt
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| related words: |
digest, dismiss, go, part, pass |
| derivations: |
dissolvable (adj.), dissolvability (n.) |
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