dissolve
1 verb CHEM to become liquid INTRANSITIVEleáigh verb tuaslaig technical term verb the sweet dissolved on her tongue leáigh an milseán ar a teangasalt dissolves in water tuaslagann salann in uisce
TRANSITIVEtuaslaig technical term verb acid dissolves enamel on the teeth tuaslagann aigéad cruan na bhfiacla
2 verb LAW annul union TRANSITIVEcealaigh verb the marriage was dissolved cealaíodh an pósadh, cuireadh an pósadh ar cealTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb POL end parliament etc TRANSITIVElánscoir verb the government was dissolved rinneadh an rialtas a lánscor, lánscoireadh an rialtas 4 verb HIST, REL close TRANSITIVEdíscaoil verb scoir verb they dissolved the monastery dhíscaoil siad an mhainistir 5 verb give way to emotion, stress, etc INTRANSITIVEhe dissolved into floods of tears thosaigh na deora ag sileadh leis go fras, thosaigh sé ag bladhradh caointeshe dissolved into fits of laughter chuaigh sí sna trithí gáire, thosaigh sí ag scairteadh gáireto dissolve into anarchy imeacht ó smacht 6 verb of feeling, condition INTRANSITIVEimigh verb all my anxiety quickly dissolved d'imigh an imní ar fad díom gan mhoill 7 verb CINE, TV-RAD fade gradually INTRANSITIVEleáigh verb the image dissolved leáigh an íomhá 8 noun CINE, TV-RAD use of dissolving imageleá masc4