dissolve
verb (used with object)
to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution.
dissolved
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past participleof dissolve.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof dissolve.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dissolveverb (used with object)to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution.
Example Sentences
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The order was dissolved in April 2022, court records show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
It was dissolved and removed from the register of charities in 2024.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
For our new study, we crushed up samples of the mudstone cores stored in Darwin, then dissolved them.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
Earlier this summer, Chief Executive Scott Everett dissolved the multifamily fund and informed investors that they wouldn’t see their money back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Nothing happened except the granules immediately dissolved and a sweet smell, not unlike vanilla fudge, began to wisp up from the pot.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
