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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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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