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dissolve - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: dissolve
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: melt from solid to liquid; mix in
Synonyms: diffuse, flux, fuse, liquefy, render, run, soften, thaw, defront, deliquesce, fluidify, liquesce, waste away
Antonyms: coagulate, concentrate, solidify, unmix
Main Entry: dissolve
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: disappear, disintegrate
Synonyms: break up, crumble, decline, decompose, diffuse, disband, disperse, dissipate, dwindle, evanesce, evaporate, fade, perish, separate, vanish, break down, break into pieces, dilapidate, melt away, unmake, waste away
Antonyms: appear, assemble, integrate, put together, unite
Main Entry: dissolve
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: annul, discontinue
Synonyms: abrogate, adjourn, annihilate, break up, cancel, collapse, decimate, demolish, destroy, discharge, dismiss, disorganize, disunite, divorce, do away with, end, eradicate, invalidate, loose, overthrow, postpone, quash, repeal, ruin, separate, sever, shatter, shoot, suspend, terminate, vacate, void, wind up, wrack, wreck, destruct, put an end to, render void, resolve into, unmake
Antonyms: continue, marry, resolve
Main Entry: abolish
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: do away with or put an end to
Synonyms: abate, abrogate, annihilate, annul, call off, cancel, destroy, dissolve, end, eradicate, erase, expunge, extinguish, extirpate, finish, inhibit, invalidate, kill, negate, nix, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, overturn, prohibit, quash, repeal, repudiate, rescind, revoke, scrub*, squelch, stamp out, subvert, supersede, suppress, terminate, undo, vacate, vitiate, void, wipe out, zap*, disestablish, put an end to, put kibosh on, put the kibosh on, set aside
Antonyms: confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, legalize, promote, ratify, support, uphold
Main Entry: abrogate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: formally put an end to
Synonyms: abate, abolish, annul, cancel, dissolve, do in*, end, invalidate, knock out*, negate, nix, nullify, quash, reject, renege, repeal, retract, revoke, scrub*, undo, vacate, vitiate, void, finish off*, torpedo*
Antonyms: approve, establish, fix, institute, legalize, ratify, sanction, support
Main Entry: adulterate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: alter or debase, often for profit
Synonyms: alloy, amalgamate, attenuate, blend, cheapen, commingle, contaminate, cook, corrupt, cut*, defile, degrade, depreciate, deteriorate, devalue, dilute, dissolve, doctor*, falsify, impair, infiltrate, irrigate, lace*, mingle, mix, plant*, pollute, shave*, spike*, taint, thin, vitiate, water down, weaken, denature, doctor up, intermix, make impure, phony up, transfuse
Antonyms: clarify, clean, cleanse, distill, filter, free, purify, refine
Main Entry: annul
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: void an agreement
Synonyms: abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, call off, cancel, countermand, declare, delete, discharge, dissolve, efface, erase, expunge, invalidate, kill, negate, neutralize, nix, nullify, obliterate, quash, recall, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, scrub*, undo, vacate, vitiate, wipe out*, blot out, get off the hook, render null and void
Antonyms: keep, restore, retain, validate, revalidate
Main Entry: break up
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: end relationship, activity
Synonyms: adjourn, disassemble, disband, dismantle, disperse, disrupt, dissolve, divide, divorce, end, halt, part, scatter, separate, sever, split, stop, sunder, suspend, terminate, put an end to, take apart
Antonyms: reconcile
Main Entry: crumble
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: break or fall into pieces
Synonyms: break up, collapse, crumb, crush, decay, decompose, degenerate, deteriorate, disintegrate, dissolve, fragment, go to pieces, granulate, grind, molder, perish, powder, pulverize, putrefy, triturate, tumble
Antonyms: build, put together
Main Entry: decay
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: deteriorate, crumble
Synonyms: atrophy, blight, break up, collapse, corrode, curdle, decline, decompose, defile, degenerate, depreciate, discolor, disintegrate, dissolve, dwindle, fade, fail, lessen, mildew, mold, molder, mortify, perish, pollute, putrefy, rot, sap, shrivel, sicken, sink, slump, spoil, suppurate, turn, wane, weaken, wither, be impaired, become contaminated, dry-rot, get worse, go bad, go to seed, go to the dogs, hit rock bottom, hit the skids, pejorate, putresce, reach depths, waste away, wear away
Antonyms: build, develop, flourish, germinate, grow, improve, ripen, strengthen
Main Entry: disappear
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: vanish; cease
Synonyms: abandon, abscond, clear, decamp, depart, die, disperse, dissipate, dissolve, ebb, end, escape, evanesce, evaporate, exit, expire, fade, flee, fly, go, leave, melt, pass, pass away, perish, recede, retire, retreat, sink, vacate, vamoose*, wane, withdraw, be done for, be gone, be lost, be no more, be swallowed up, cease to exist, come to naught, dematerialize, die out, drop out of sight, end gradually, evanish, fade away, go south, leave no trace, melt away, take flight
Antonyms: appear, arrive, come in
Main Entry: disband
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: break up
Synonyms: demobilize, destroy, disperse, dissolve, fold, scatter, separate, thin out
Main Entry: disperse
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: distribute; scatter
Synonyms: banish, break up, broadcast, circulate, deal, diffuse, disappear, disband, disburse, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, dispel, disseminate, dissipate, dissolve, dole out, eject, intersperse, partition, propagate, radiate, rout, scatter, scramble, separate, shed, sow, split up, spray, spread, strew, vanish, besprinkle, cast forth, divvy, measure out, send off, take off in all directions
Notes: to disburse means 'to pay out or expend'; to disperse is 'to scatter something'
Antonyms: arrange, assemble, collect, garner, gather
Main Entry: divorce
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: split up a marriage
Synonyms: annul, break up, cancel, disconnect, disjoin, dissociate, dissolve, disunite, divide, nullify, part, put away, separate, sever, split, sunder, dissever, unmarry
Antonyms: marry
Main Entry: ferment
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: split into simpler substances; be agitated
Synonyms: boil, brew, bubble, churn, concoct, dissolve, effervesce, evaporate, excite, fester, fizz, foam, foment, froth, heat, incite, inflame, leaven, overflow, provoke, ripen, rise, rouse, seethe, simmer, sour, sparkle, work, acidify, be violent, moil, stir up
Main Entry: fuse
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: meld, intermix
Synonyms: amalgamate, bind, blend, cement, coalesce, combine, commingle, dissolve, flux, integrate, intermingle, join, liquefy, melt, merge, mingle, run, solder, thaw, unite, weld, agglutinate, deliquesce, federate, interblend, interfuse, liquesce, run together, smelt
Antonyms: disconnect, divide, separate
Main Entry: liquefy
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: melt
Synonyms: dissolve, thaw, deliquesce
Main Entry: meld
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: blend, bring together
Synonyms: amalgamate, associate, compound, dissolve, fuse, intermingle, marry, merge, mingle, mix, unite, feather in, interblend, interface, interfuse
Antonyms: divide, separate
Main Entry: recess
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: stop action
Synonyms: adjourn, break off*, break up*, dissolve, drop, pigeonhole*, rise, shake, sideline*, terminate, call time, drop it, prorogate, prorogue, put on hold, take a break, take a breather, take five, take ten
Antonyms: continue
Main Entry: resolve
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make up one's mind; find solution
Synonyms: agree, analyze, answer, break, choose, clear up, clinch*, conclude, decide, decipher, decree, design, determine, dissect, dissolve, elect, elucidate, fathom, figure, fix, intend, iron out*, lick, pan out*, propose, purpose, rule, settle, solve, undertake, unfold, unravel, untangle, unzip, will, work, work out, anatomize, break down, deal with, make a point of, pass upon, puzzle out, remain firm, take a stand, work through
Antonyms: mull, question, waver, wonder
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