Clues for the word "DISSOLVE"
We've had 26 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 40 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on August 02, 2025.
Definition of dissolve
- v. t. - To separate into competent parts; 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.
- v. t. - To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to disunite; to sunder; to loosen; to undo; to separate.
- v. t. - To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc.,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften.
- v. t. - To solve; to clear up; to resolve.
- v. t. - To relax by pleasure; to make powerless.
- v. t. - To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release; as, to dissolve an injunction.
- v. i. - To waste away; to be dissipated; to be decomposed or broken up.
- v. i. - To become fluid; to be melted; to be liquefied.
- v. i. - To fade away; to fall to nothing; to lose power.
Referring Clues
- Liquefy
- Film editing technique
- Thaw
- Cinematography technique
- Break up
- Melt
- Break up, as a union
- Turn to liquid
- Melt, as snow
- Disintegrate
- End rise of deficit in drop
- Loves Sid (anag)
- A girl's secret loves simply vanish
- The police inspector's to crack the case, then vanish!
- Break up with plunge over reflected failure
- Film editor's transition
- Make solution of
- Lose control of rising debts in slump
- Melt in fluid
- Liquefy, melt
- Cause to go into a solution
- Diane's answer is to split up
- It's hell to do crosswords - get lost
- Melt in liquid
- Become liquid, melt
- Become liquid
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - August 02, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - December 01, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - April 30, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - April 15, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 14, 2023
- Your Life Choices - September 03, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - August 18, 2022
- Your Life Choices - August 12, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - October 09, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 20, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - June 22, 2017
- Your Life Choices - May 25, 2017
- Universal - April 13, 2017
- Netword - September 11, 2016
- Wall Street Journal - April 12, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 07, 2016
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 29, 2015
- Guardian Speedy - July 26, 2015
- Guardian Quick - June 16, 2014
- Guardian Speedy - May 18, 2014
- Universal - February 19, 2014
- Guardian Cryptic - August 30, 2013
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - February 14, 2013
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 27, 2012
- LA Times - October 07, 2012
- Guardian Quick - April 14, 2012
- New York Times - June 05, 2011
- USA Today - March 24, 2011
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 28, 2010
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 06, 2009
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