dissolven

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === desolven, dissolve, dyssolve === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin dissolvō, dissolvere; equivalent to dis- +‎ solven. Compare dissolucioun. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /diˈzɔlvən/, /di(s)ˈsɔlvən/ === Verb === 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 ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: dissolve ==== References ==== “dissolven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.