Definition of "dissolv" []

• A simplified spelling of dissolve.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The answers, says Brooks, are likely to involve "the self dissolv [ing] into a larger purpose and cause" such as family, nation or faith."
• "The warrior's body she inhabited had stiffened and dried, almost to the point of crumbling and dissolv-ing, so the goddess moved heavily, clumsily."
• "The storm was dissolv - ing as quickly as it had begun, and through clouds above, the visible moons could be seen in crescent."