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disolver

to dissolve

verb dee-sohl-BEHR Rare

Also means

to disband

Usage Note

Disolver has the stem change o→ue in stressed forms (disuelvo, disuelve). It applies to dissolving a substance in liquid (disolver azúcar en agua), disbanding an organisation (disolver el parlamento), or breaking up a crowd. The adjective disuelto is the irregular past participle.

Examples

"El gobierno disolvió el parlamento."

Natural Translation

The government dissolved parliament.

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