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To cause to pass into solution: dissolve salt in water.
(verb-transitive)
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To reduce (solid matter) to liquid form; melt.
(verb-transitive)
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To cause to disappear or vanish; dispel.
(verb-transitive)
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To break into component parts; disintegrate.
(verb-transitive)
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To bring to an end by or as if by breaking up; terminate.
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.