non·dis·solv·ing,adjectivepre·dis·solve,verb (used with object),pre·dis·solved,pre·dis·solv·ing.re·dis·solve,verb,re·dis·solved,re·dis·solv·ing.self-dis·solved,adjectiveun·dis·solv·a·ble,adjectiveun·dis·solved,adjectiveun·dis·solv·ing,adjective
You remember the famous Bertolt Brecht line about how the government should just “dissolve the people and elect another”?
A New GOP? Not Yet|Michael Tomasky|February 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
An upcoming court ruling on the constitutionality of the parliamentary elections could dissolve the Islamist-dominated Parliament.
Confusion Surrounds Egypt’s Presidential Elections, Set for May 23|Ursula Lindsey|May 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Dissolve Nelson's Gelatine, in the proportion of half-an-ounce to a pint of the fruit, in a little water, stir well together.
Nelson's Home Comforts|Mary Hooper
Soak a package of gelatine in a cupful of cold water and dissolve by gentle heat.
The Myrtle Reed Cook Book|Myrtle Reed
Pryor of Virginia declared the majority report "a proposition to dissolve the Union."
The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America|W. E. B. Du Bois
Edward foresaw that it would be easy to dissolve an alliance composed of such discordant parts.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B.|David Hume
Moisten the gelatine in the cold water and dissolve in the boiling water.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
British Dictionary definitions for dissolve
dissolve
/ (dɪˈzɒlv) /
verb
to go or cause to go into solutionsalt dissolves in water; water dissolves sugar
to become or cause to become liquid; melt
to disintegrate or disperse
to come or bring to an end
to dismiss (a meeting, parliament, etc) or (of a meeting, etc) to be dismissed
to collapse or cause to collapse emotionallyto dissolve into tears
to lose or cause to lose distinctness or clarity
(tr)to terminate legally, as a marriage, etc
(intr)filmstelevisionto fade out one scene and replace with another to make two scenes merge imperceptibly (fast dissolve) or slowly overlap (slow dissolve) over a period of about three or four seconds
noun
filmstelevisiona scene filmed or televised by dissolving