[dɪˈzɒlv], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution
(e.g: glucose dissolves easily in water)

- close down or dismiss (an assembly or official body)
(e.g: the National Assembly was dissolved after a coup)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘break down into component parts’): from Latin dissolvere, from dis- ‘apart’ + solvere ‘loosen or solve’

[dɪˈzɒlv], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act or instance of moving gradually from one image or scene in a film to another
(e.g: the alternatives to a cut are fades or dissolves)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘break down into component parts’): from Latin dissolvere, from dis- ‘apart’ + solvere ‘loosen or solve’