{
    "term": "dissolve",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "dissolve",
            "heSheIt": "dissolves"
        },
        "pastSimple": "dissolved",
        "pastParticiple": "dissolved",
        "ingForm": "dissolving"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to mix with a liquid and become part of it",
            "sensetop": "dissolve (in something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Salt dissolves in water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Heat gently until the sugar dissolves."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The aspirin hasn't dissolved completely yet."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Physics and chemistry"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["completely", "gradually", "slowly"],
                "preposition": ["in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to make a solid become part of a liquid",
            "sensetop": "dissolve something (in something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Dissolve the tablet in water."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["completely", "gradually", "slowly"],
                "preposition": ["in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to officially end a marriage, business agreement or parliament",
            "sensetop": "dissolve something",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Their marriage was dissolved in 2019."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The election was announced and parliament was dissolved."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The civilian government was effectively dissolved."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their marriage was formally dissolved last year."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement", "Family and relationships"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["formally", "officially", "effectively"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to disappear; to make something disappear",
            "sensetop": "dissolve something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When the ambulance had gone, the crowd dissolved."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The lights in the windows faded and the house dissolved into darkness again."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His calm response dissolved her anger.",
                    "contextForm": "dissolve something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to suddenly start laughing, crying, etc.",
            "sensetop": "dissolve into laughter, tears, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When the teacher looked up, the children dissolved into giggles."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Every time she heard his name, she dissolved into tears."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to remove or destroy something, especially by a chemical process; to be destroyed in this way",
            "sensetop": "dissolve something (away)dissolve (away)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a new detergent that dissolves stains",
                    "contextForm": "dissolve something (away)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "All the original calcium had dissolved away.",
                    "contextForm": "dissolve (away)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The limestone has simply dissolved away."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈzɒlv/",
                "audio": "di/dissolve/dissolve__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈzɒlvz/",
                "audio": "di/dissolve/dissolves__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈzɒlvd/",
                "audio": "di/dissolve/dissolved__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈzɒlvɪŋ/",
                "audio": "di/dissolve/dissolving__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈzɑːlv/",
                "audio": "di/dissolve/dissolve__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈzɑːlvz/",
                "audio": "di/dissolve/dissolves__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈzɑːlvd/",
                "audio": "di/dissolve/dissolved__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈzɑːlvɪŋ/",
                "audio": "di/dissolve/dissolving__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (also in the sense ‘break down into component parts’): from Latin dissolvere, from dis- ‘apart’ + solvere ‘loosen or solve’."
}