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dissolve

/dɪˈzɒlv/
verb CEFR B1

Definition

To gradually disappear or blend into something else, as if melting away.

Most familiar from chemistry (sugar dissolves in water), but used just as naturally for sound, light, or feelings that fade into their surroundings — a voice dissolving into the evening air, for instance.

Synonyms

melt away fade away disperse
Etymology From Latin dissolvere, 'to loosen apart,' from dis- + solvere 'to loosen.'