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Stage 1 of 2
dissolvere
Latin · ancient
"to loosen apart, to break up"
to loosen apart, to break up, from dis- (apart) and solvere (to loosen)
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Stage 2 of 2
dissolve
English · 1300s
"for a solid to break down in liquid, or to end something formally"
settled as the English word for a solid breaking down in liquid, or ending something
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