Scrabble & Words with friends points
- dissolve is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
- dissolve is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
- dissolve is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14
Definition of dissolve
- become weaker (verb)
Synonyms
- fade away
- fade out
- cause to go into a solution (verb)
Examples
- The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water
Synonyms
- break up
- resolve
- become or cause to become soft or liquid (verb)
Examples
- The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase
Synonyms
- dethaw
- melt
- thaw
- unfreeze
- unthaw
- bring the association of to an end or cause to break up (verb)
Examples
- The decree officially dissolved the marriage
- the judge dissolved the tobacco company
Synonyms
- break up
- come to an end (verb)
Examples
- Their marriage dissolved
Synonyms
- break up
- declare void (verb)
Examples
- The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections
Synonyms
- dismiss
- stop functioning or cohering as a unit (verb)
Examples
- The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting
Synonyms
- disband
- cause to fade away (verb)
Examples
- dissolve a shot or a picture
- cause to lose control emotionally (verb)
Examples
- The news dissolved her into tears
- (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out (noun)
- lose control emotionally (verb)
Examples
- She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme
- pass into a solution (verb)
Examples
- The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee
See definition of dissolve in Merriam Webster