Antonyms for dissolving


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-zolv
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈzɒlv


Definition of dissolving

Origin :
  • late 14c. (transitive and intransitive) "to break up" (of material substances), from Latin dissolvere "to loosen up, break apart," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + solvere "to loose, loosen" (see solve). Meaning "to disband" (an assembly) is early 15c. Related: Dissolved; dissolving.
  • verb melt from solid to liquid; mix in
  • verb disappear, disintegrate
  • verb annul, discontinue
Example sentences :
  • The electric lights were dissolving in the gray alembic of the dawn.
  • Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton
  • The mob was dissolving into thin smoke, and the horizon was shrinking.
  • Extract from : « Flamedown » by Horace Brown Fyfe
  • He dared not stir, for all the world seemed to be dissolving into chaos.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
  • To go to one and boldly open it she must; yet her tissues were dissolving, her eyes dim.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • To effect this, I see no way so practicable as dissolving the confederacy.
  • Extract from : « Patrick Henry » by Moses Coit Tyler
  • Or, instead of dissolving the Gelatine in water, use strong coffee.
  • Extract from : « Nelson's Home Comforts » by Mary Hooper
  • If a storm arises, the whole creation seems to be dissolving.
  • Extract from : « Hair Breadth Escapes » by T. S. Arthur
  • This will effervesce during the time the acid is dissolving the zinc.
  • Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • The State indeed was dissolving, but the individual was evolving.
  • Extract from : « The Task of Social Hygiene » by Havelock Ellis
  • She had become melting, as if her sadness were dissolving into caresses.
  • Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht

Synonyms for dissolving

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