6. (Law)
Defn: To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release; as, to dissolve an injunction.
Syn.
— See Adjourn.
DISSOLVE
Dis*solve", v. i.
1. To waste away; to be dissipated; to be decomposed or broken up.
2. To become fluid; to be melted; to be liquefied. A figure Trenched in ice, which with an hour's heat Dissolves to water, and doth lose his form. Shak.
3. To fade away; to fall to nothing; to lose power. The charm dissolves apace. Shak.
DISSOLVENT
Dis*solv"ent, a. Etym: [L. dissolvens, -entis, p. pr. of dissolvere.]
Defn: Having power to dissolve power to dissolve a solid body; as, the dissolvent juices of the stomach. Ray.
DISSOLVENT
Dis*solv"ent, n.