Dis-sŏlve′1, v. t.
(diz-zŏlv′), v. t. [imp. & p. p. DISSOLVED; p. pr. & vb. n. DISSOLVING.] [Lat. dissolvere, from prefix dis and solvere, to loose, free; It. dissolvere, Pr. dissolver, dissolvre, Pg. dissolver, Sp. dissolver, O. Fr. dissoldre, dissouldre, now dissoudre.]
Sense 1. To separate into component parts; to disorganize; to break up.
Sense 2. To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to sunder; to loosen.
Down fell the duke, his joints dissolved. Fairfax.
For one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another. Declaration of Independence.
Sense 3. To convert into a liquid; to melt; to soften; to diffuse through a liquid so that it can not be separated by mechanical means; — said of a solid.
Sense 4. To destroy the power of; to deprive of force; to enfeeble. “To frustrate and dissolve these magic spells.” Milton.
Sense 5. To bring to an end, by separating the parts or dispersing the members of; to terminate; to destroy; to cause to disappear; as, to dissolve Parliament.
Thou canst make interpretations and dissolve doubts. Dan. v. 16.
Lest his ungoverned rage dissolve the life. Shak.
Sense 6. (Law.) To annul; to rescind; as, to dissolve an injunction.
Dissolved blood (Med.), that which does not readily coagulate.