dissolven
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin dissolvō, dissolvere; equivalent to dis- + solven. Compare dissolucioun.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]dissolven
- To (cause to) dissolve or evanesce.
- To (cause to) split up or break apart.
- To unbind (usually the soul from the body)
- (pathology) To ruin; to be afflicted.
- (rare) To renounce a relationship; to violate a compact.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of dissolven (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
[edit]- English: dissolve
References
[edit]- “dissolven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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