dissolve Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To melt awayII. To break up, cause to perish., dissolvo, intĕrĭmo, perdoIII. To do away with a formal contract1. dĭrĭmo, ēmi, emptum, 32. indūco, xi, ctum, 3 (to draw the style acrossB. Intrans. • dissolve: A. Trans.: I. To melt away: dissolvo, solvo, lĭquĕfăcio: v. to melt. II. To break up, cause to perish., dissolvo, intĕrĭmo, perdo: v. to break up, destroy. III. To do away with a formal contract: 1. dĭrĭmo, ēmi, emptum, 3: to d. a matrimonial contract, matrimonium d., Paul. Dig.: to d. a partnership (of any kind), societatem d., Cic. 2. indūco, xi, ctum, 3 (to draw the style across: only of written contracts): Cic.: v. to cancel, to break off. B. Intrans.: to melt away: lĭquesco, solvor, dissolvor: v. to melt. Phr.: to d. in joy, in gaudia resolvi, Sil.