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dissoudre

to dissolve

verb dee-SOODR Rare

Origin: Latin dissolvere, from dis- + solvere (to loosen)

Also means

to disband

Usage Note

Dissoudre is an irregular -re verb following the pattern of absoudre; its past participle is dissous (m) / dissoute (f). It applies to physical dissolution (sugar in water) and institutional disbanding (dissoudre le parlement). The noun dissolution (f) covers both senses.

Examples

"Le sucre se dissout rapidement dans l'eau chaude."

Natural Translation

Sugar dissolves quickly in hot water.

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