Dissolve vs. Fade
Dissolveverb
(transitive) To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.
Dissolveverb
(transitive) To destroy, make disappear.
Dissolveverb
(transitive) To liquify, melt into a fluid.
Dissolveverb
(intransitive) To be melted, changed into a fluid.
Dissolveverb
To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or gas.
Dissolveverb
To be disintegrated by such immersion.
Dissolveverb
(transitive) To disperse, drive apart a group of persons.
Dissolveverb
(transitive) To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to loosen; to undo; to separate.
Dissolveverb
To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release.
Dissolveverb
To shift from one shot to another by having the former fade out as the latter fades in.
Dissolveverb
(intransitive) To resolve itself as by dissolution.
Dissolveverb
(obsolete) To solve; to clear up; to resolve.
Dissolveverb
To relax by pleasure; to make powerless.
Dissolvenoun
(cinematography) a form of film punctuation in which there is a gradual transition from one scene to the next
Dissolveverb
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.
Dissolveverb
To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to disunite; to sunder; to loosen; to undo; to separate.
Dissolveverb
To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc.,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften.
Dissolveverb
To solve; to clear up; to resolve.
Dissolveverb
To relax by pleasure; to make powerless.
Dissolveverb
To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release; as, to dissolve an injunction.
Dissolveverb
To waste away; to be dissipated; to be decomposed or broken up.
Dissolveverb
To become fluid; to be melted; to be liquefied.
Dissolveverb
To fade away; to fall to nothing; to lose power.
Dissolvenoun
(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
Dissolveverb
cause to go into a solution;
Dissolveverb
pass into a solution;
Dissolveverb
become weaker;
Dissolveverb
come to an end;
Dissolveverb
stop functioning or cohering as a unit;
Dissolveverb
cause to lose control emotionally;
Dissolveverb
lose control emotionally;
Dissolveverb
cause to fade away;
Dissolveverb
become or cause to become soft or liquid;
Dissolveverb
bring the association of to an end or cause to break up;
Dissolveverb
declare void;
Fadeadjective
(archaic) Weak; insipid; tasteless.
Fadeadjective
(archaic) Strong; bold; doughty.
Fadenoun
(golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the right. See slice, hook, draw.
Fadenoun
A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top. See also high-top fade and low fade.
Fadenoun
(slang) A fight.
Fadenoun
A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song).
Fadenoun
(slang) The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure.
Fadeverb
(intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
Fadeverb
(intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
Fadeverb
(intransitive) To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
Fadeverb
(transitive) To cause to fade.
Fadeverb
To bet against.
Fadeadjective
Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.
Fadeverb
To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
Fadeverb
To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
Fadeverb
To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
Fadeverb
To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away.
Fadenoun
a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer;
Fadenoun
gradually ceasing to be visible
Fadeverb
become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly;
Fadeverb
lose freshness, vigor, or vitality;
Fadeverb
disappear gradually;
Fadeverb
become feeble;
