Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dissolvere. Doublet of disciogliere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /disˈsɔl.ve.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlvere
  • Hyphenation: dis‧sòl‧ve‧re

Verb

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dissòlvere (first-person singular present dissòlvo, first-person singular past historic dissòlsi, past participle dissòlto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to dissolve
  2. (figurative) to disperse, to dispel

Usage notes

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  • The past participle dissolùto is listed in some dictionaries (e.g. Hoepli) but is archaic in this sense. Modern dissoluto functions only as an adjective meaning "dissolute, depraved".

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Latin

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Verb

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dissolvēre

  1. inflection of dissolvō:
    1. third-person plural perfect active indicative
    2. second-person singular future passive indicative

Verb

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dissolvere

  1. inflection of dissolvō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative