A transition in a motion-picture film or videotape made by fading out one shot while the next one grows clearer. Also called lap dissolve.
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A gradual superimposing of one motion-picture or television shot upon another on a screen.
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verb-transitive
Law To annul; abrogate.
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To break into component parts; disintegrate.
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To bring to an end by or as if by breaking up; terminate.
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To cause to break down emotionally or psychologically; upset.
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To cause to disappear or vanish; dispel.
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verb-intransitive
To be overcome emotionally or psychologically: I dissolved into helpless laughter.
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To become disintegrated; disappear.
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To become liquid; melt.
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To break up or disperse.
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To lose clarity or definition; fade away.
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verb
To resolve itself as if by .
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To change by a dissolve .
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To be overcome emotionally .
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To fade away.
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To pass into solution.
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