dissolved
Pronunciation: [dɪˈzɑlvd]
Word
Context: “chemistry”
(verb) to mix a solid substance into a liquid until it disappears. Imagine you have sugar and you put it in hot water; it dissolves and you can't see it anymore.
Example
The sugar dissolved quickly in the warm tea.
Example
The salt did not dissolve in the cold water.
Example
Did the powder dissolve in the liquid?
Context: “relationships”
(verb) to end a formal relationship or agreement. Like when people decide to stop being married or a group disbands.
Example
The couple decided to dissolve their marriage after many years.
Example
They could not dissolve the partnership because they still had unfinished business.
Example
Are they planning to dissolve their friendship?
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