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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To diffuse; to break down; to melt into; to separate into competent parts; as, to dissolve sugar; to dissolve a company; to disorganize; to break up; hence, to bring to an end by separating the parts, sundering a relation, etc.; to terminate; to destroy; to deprive of force; as, to dissolve a partnership; to dissolve Parliament.

2. (v. t.) To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to disunite; to sunder; to loosen; to undo; to separate.

3. (v. t.) To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc.,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften.

4. (v. t.) To solve; to clear up; to resolve.

5. (v. t.) To relax by pleasure; to make powerless.

6. (v. t.) To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release; as, to dissolve an injunction.

7. (v. i.) To waste away; to be dissipated; to be decomposed or broken up.

8. (v. i.) To become fluid; to be melted; to be liquefied.

9. (v. i.) To fade away; to fall to nothing; to lose power.

Greek

3089. luo -- to loose, to release, to dissolve
... to loose, to release, to dissolve. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: luo Phonetic
Spelling: (loo'-o) Short Definition: I loose, untie, release, destroy ...
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1262. dialuo -- to break up
... Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: dialuo Phonetic Spelling: (dee-al-oo'-o) Short
Definition: I break up, disperse Definition: I break up, disperse, dissolve ...
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2647. kataluo -- to destroy, overthrow
... overthrown (1), tear down (1), torn down (4). destroy, dissolve, lodge, come
to nought. From kata and luo; to loosen down (disintegrate ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4529. masah -- to melt, dissolve, be liquefied
... 4528, 4529. masah. 4530 . to melt, dissolve, be liquefied. Transliteration:
masah Phonetic Spelling: (maw-saw') Short Definition: consume. Word Origin a prim ...
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4549. masas -- to dissolve, melt
... 4548, 4549. masas. 4550 . to dissolve, melt. Transliteration: masas Phonetic
Spelling: (maw-sas') Short Definition: melt. Word Origin a prim. ...
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4127. mug -- to melt
... root Definition to melt NASB Word Usage disheartened (1), dissolve (2), dissolved
(2), melt (3), melted (2), melted away (4), melts (1), soften (1). ...
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4743. maqaq -- to decay, rot, fester, pine away
... consume away, be corrupt, dissolve, pine away. A primitive root; to melt;
figuratively, to flow, dwindle, vanish -- consume away, be ...
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8271. shera -- to loosen, abide
... 1), solve (1), solving (1), went slack (1). begin, dissolve, dwell, loose.
(Aramaic) a root corresponding to that of sheruwth; to ...
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1638. garas -- to be crushed
... break. A primitive root; to crush; also (intransitively and figuratively) to dissolve --
break. 1637, 1638. garas. 1639 . Strong's Numbers.
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2490. chalal -- to bore, pierce
... A primitive root (compare chalah); properly, to bore, ie (by implication) to wound,
to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break ...
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6565. parar -- to break, frustrate
... figuratively, ie To violate, frustrate -- X any ways, break (asunder), cast off,
cause to cease, X clean, defeat, disannul, disappoint, dissolve, divide, make ...
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Library

Whether Other Sins Dissolve Marriage?
... OF DISPARITY OF WORSHIP AS AN IMPEDIMENT TO MARRIAGE (SIX ARTICLES) Whether
other sins dissolve marriage? Objection 1: It would ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether other sins dissolve marriage.htm

He Explains what it Means to Confess, and what it Means to ...
... Book V. Chapter X. He explains what it means to confess, and what it means
to dissolve Jesus. For this it is which John, the man ...
/.../cassian/the seven books of john cassian /chapter x he explains what.htm

Whether a Solemn Vow Dissolves a Marriage Already Contracted?
... the Divine acceptance. Therefore since a simple vow does not dissolve marriage,
neither will a solemn vow dissolve it. Objection 2 ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether a solemn vow dissolves.htm

Whether it is Fitting that Impediments Should be Assigned to ...
... Therefore if anything prevent a marriage being contracted, it will "de facto" dissolve
it after it has been contracted; and thus impediments should not be ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is fitting that 7.htm

Whether the Believer who Leaves his Unbelieving Wife Can Take ...
... cannot take another wife. Objection 2: Further, a crime subsequent to
marriage does not dissolve the marriage. Now, if the wife ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the believer who leaves.htm

Ezra, the Praying Reformer
... What force was there which could recover them to God so that they would dissolve
business partnerships, divorce wives and husbands, cut acquaintances and ...
/.../bounds/prayer and praying men/vii ezra the praying reformer.htm

To Brother Raimondo of Capua of the Order of the Preachers
... dead! Thou givest life, thou dost dissolve the shadows that darken the minds
of reasonable creatures, and dost give us light! Sweet ...
/.../benincasa/letters of catherine benincasa/to brother raimondo of capua 4.htm

Whether Christ's Body was Reduced to Dust in the Tomb?
... But directly after death our bodies begin to dissolve into dust, and are disposed
towards putrefaction, because when the natural heat departs, there supervenes ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether christs body was reduced.htm

Whether the Husband, Being Converted to the Faith, May Remain with ...
... lawfully remain together. I answer that, The faith of a married person does
not dissolve but perfects the marriage. Wherefore, since ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the husband being converted.htm

Whether Slavery Can Supervene to Marriage?
... Therefore if it could supervene to marriage it would dissolve it; which is unreasonable.
On the contrary, Everyone can give another that which is his own. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether slavery can supervene to.htm

Thesaurus

Dissolve (4 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To diffuse; to break down; to melt into; to separate into competent parts;
as, to dissolve sugar; to dissolve a company; to disorganize; to break up ...
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Resolve (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (vi) To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; --
said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve. ...
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Relent (15 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To become less rigid; to yield; to dissolve;
to melt; to deliquesce. ... 4. (vt) To soften; to dissolve. ...
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Dissolved (12 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Dissolve. Multi-Version Concordance
Dissolved (12 Occurrences). 2 Corinthians 5:1 For we ...
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Divorce (18 Occurrences)
... It seems that it was not uncommon for the Jews at that time to dissolve the union
on very slight pretences (Matthew 5:31, 32; 19:1-9; Mark 10:2-12; Luke 16:18 ...
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Break (257 Occurrences)
... 5. (vt) To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate; as,
to break silence; to break one's sleep; to break one's journey. ...
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Knots (2 Occurrences)
... Daniel 5:16 But I have heard of thee, that thou canst give interpretations, and
dissolve doubts; now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the ...
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Leach (1 Occurrence)
... 5. (vt) To dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out alkali from
ashes. 6. (vi) To part with soluble constituents by percolation. ...
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Wearied (36 Occurrences)
... YLT). Psalms 6:6 I am wearied with my groaning; all the night make I my bed
to swim; I dissolve my couch with my tears. (DBY). Psalms ...
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Inscription (18 Occurrences)
... Daniel 5:16 But I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations, and dissolve
doubts; now if you can read the writing, and make known to me its ...
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Bible Concordance

Dissolve (4 Occurrences)

Job 30:22 You lift me up to the wind, and drive me with it. You dissolve me in the storm.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

Psalms 6:6 I am wearied with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I dissolve my couch with my tears.
(DBY NAS)

Daniel 5:16 But I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations, and dissolve doubts; now if you can read the writing, and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Nahum 1:5 The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, yes, the world, and all who dwell in it.
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Dissolve

Related Terms

Resolve (3 Occurrences)

Relent (15 Occurrences)

Dissolved (12 Occurrences)

Divorce (18 Occurrences)

Break (257 Occurrences)

Knots (2 Occurrences)

Leach (1 Occurrence)

Wearied (36 Occurrences)

Inscription (18 Occurrences)