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dissolve

/dɪˈzɒlv/verb

उच्चारण डिज़ॉल्व

घुलना; घोलना

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verb
  1. 1

    [I, T] ~ (sth) (in sth)

    (of a solid) to mix with a liquid and become part of it; to make a solid become part of a liquid

    घुलना; घोलना

    • Sugar dissolves in water.
    • Dissolve the salt in warm water.
    • Stir the powder until it dissolves in the milk.
    + 2 more examples
    • Tablets dissolve quicker in warm water.
    • Dissolve a spoonful of salt in a glass of water.

    Synonyms melt liquefy disintegrate diffuse

    Opposite solidify crystallize precipitate

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sth

    to officially end a marriage, a business agreement or a parliament

    (संसद, विवाह, संस्था) भंग करना

    • The President dissolved the Lok Sabha.
    • Their marriage was dissolved.
    • The council was dissolved after the election.
    + 2 more examples
    • They agreed to dissolve the partnership peacefully.
    • The Chief Minister asked the Governor to dissolve the Assembly.

    Synonyms disband terminate end annul break up

    Opposite convene establish form constitute

  3. 3

    [I] ~ (into sth)

    to suddenly start laughing or crying

    (हँसी, आँसुओं में) फूट पड़ना

    • She dissolved into tears.
    • The little girl dissolved into giggles when the clown fell off his tiny bicycle.
    • The audience dissolved into laughter at his joke.
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    • He dissolved into tears at the news of the victory.
    • The two sisters dissolved into giggles during the lesson.

    Synonyms break into burst into collapse into

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

dissolve in + liquid

A solid dissolves in a liquid; the liquid follows in, and the solid is the subject.

ठोस द्रव में घुलता है; द्रव 'in' के बाद आता है और ठोस कर्ता होता है।

  • Salt dissolves in water.
  • The tablet will dissolve in a glass of warm water.

dissolve + sth + in + liquid

As a transitive verb, a person mixes the solid into the liquid so that it disappears.

सकर्मक क्रिया के रूप में व्यक्ति ठोस को द्रव में मिलाता है जिससे वह घुल जाता है।

  • Dissolve two spoons of sugar in the milk.

dissolve + parliament / marriage / company

In law and politics, dissolve means to officially end an institution or agreement.

कानून और राजनीति में 'dissolve' का अर्थ किसी संस्था या समझौते को आधिकारिक रूप से समाप्त करना है।

  • The President dissolved the Lok Sabha on the Prime Minister's advice.
  • The partnership was dissolved by mutual consent.

dissolve into + laughter / tears

Use into with an emotion to mean suddenly starting to laugh or cry.

भावना के साथ 'into' का प्रयोग अचानक हँसने या रोने लगने के अर्थ में होता है।

  • The whole class dissolved into laughter at the joke.
+Collocations 4

dissolve + noun

sugartabletsaltparliamentpartnership

  • The medicine must be dissolved in water before use.

adverb + dissolve

quicklyslowlycompletelyeasilyfully

  • Glucose dissolves quickly in warm water.

dissolve into

tearslaughterthe mistthe crowdnothing

  • The mist dissolved into a clear morning sky.

dissolve + abstract

a marriagean agreementa uniontensiondoubts

  • A kind word can dissolve tension in a meeting.
“More examples 5
  • Stir the tea until the sugar has completely dissolved.

चाय को तब तक चलाएँ जब तक चीनी पूरी तरह घुल न जाए।

  • Radhika dissolved the ORS powder in a litre of boiled water.

राधिका ने ORS का पाउडर एक लीटर उबले पानी में घोला।

  • The Governor dissolved the Assembly after the government lost its majority.

सरकार का बहुमत खोने के बाद राज्यपाल ने विधानसभा भंग कर दी।

  • The students dissolved into laughter when the teacher slipped on the banana peel.

जब शिक्षक केले के छिलके पर फिसले तो विद्यार्थी हँसी में डूब गए।

  • His fear dissolved the moment he saw his mother at the station.

स्टेशन पर माँ को देखते ही उसका डर गायब हो गया।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ The sugar dissolved the tea.

✓ The sugar dissolved in the tea.

Used without an object, dissolve needs in before the liquid; the liquid is not the object.

बिना object के 'dissolve' के बाद द्रव से पहले 'in' चाहिए; द्रव यहाँ object नहीं है।

✗ Salt is dissolve in water.

✓ Salt dissolves in water.

In the simple present use dissolves; is dissolve is wrong.

Simple present में 'dissolves' आता है; 'is dissolve' गलत है।

✗ The dissolve of the Lok Sabha was announced.

✓ The dissolution of the Lok Sabha was announced.

The noun form of dissolve is dissolution.

'Dissolve' का noun रूप 'dissolution' है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Dissolve, melt and disband all describe something ending or mixing, but in different ways.

Dissolve, melt और disband तीनों किसी चीज़ के मिल जाने या समाप्त होने को दर्शाते हैं, पर अलग तरह से।

dissolve

To mix a solid into a liquid until it cannot be seen; also to end officially.

ठोस को द्रव में इस तरह मिलाना कि वह दिखाई न दे; आधिकारिक रूप से समाप्त करना भी।

  • Sugar dissolves in tea.

melt

To change from solid to liquid through heat, with no other liquid needed.

गर्मी से ठोस का द्रव बनना, किसी अन्य द्रव की आवश्यकता नहीं।

  • Ice melts in the summer sun.

disband

To officially stop a group, army or club from working as a group.

किसी समूह, सेना या क्लब को आधिकारिक रूप से समूह के रूप में कार्य करने से रोकना।

  • The school disbanded the cricket club after the dispute.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

melt liquefy disintegrate diffuse disband terminate end annul break up break into burst into collapse into

Antonyms

solidify crystallize precipitate convene establish form constitute

AaSpelling

dis·solve

Double s and -olve (not 'disolve'); the noun dissolution (of Parliament or a marriage).

दो s और अंत में -olve ('disolve' गलत है); noun dissolution (संसद या विवाह का)।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

The President dissolves the Lok Sabha on the advice of the Prime Minister (Article 85); the Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and is never dissolved.

राष्ट्रपति प्रधानमंत्री की सलाह पर लोकसभा भंग करते हैं (अनुच्छेद 85); राज्यसभा स्थायी सदन है और कभी भंग नहीं होती।

Science: a substance that dissolves is soluble; the liquid it dissolves in is the solvent; the mixture is a solution.

विज्ञान में घुलने वाला पदार्थ soluble; जिसमें घुले वह solvent; मिश्रण solution।