dissolver

dissolver

English

Etymology

    From dissolve + -er.

    Noun

    dissolver (plural dissolvers)

    1. One who, or that which, dissolves or dissipates.
      • 1685, Thomas Otway, Windsor Castle:
        Thou kind dissolver of encroaching care.

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin dissolvere.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.sowˈve(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.soʊ̯ˈve(h)]
      • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.sowˈve(ɾ)/ [d͡ʒi.soʊ̯ˈve(ɾ)]
      • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.sowˈve(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.soʊ̯ˈve(χ)]
      • (Caipira) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.sowˈve(ɻ)/ [d͡ʒi.soʊ̯ˈve(ɻ)]
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /di.solˈveɾ/ [di.soɫˈveɾ], /di.sɔlˈveɾ/ [di.sɔɫˈveɾ]
      • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /di.solˈbeɾ/ [di.soɫˈβeɾ], /di.sɔlˈbeɾ/ [di.sɔɫˈβeɾ]
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /di.solˈve.ɾi/ [di.soɫˈve.ɾi], /di.sɔlˈve.ɾi/ [di.sɔɫˈve.ɾi]

    • Hyphenation: dis‧sol‧ver

    Verb

    dissolver (first-person singular present dissolvo, first-person singular preterite dissolvi, past participle dissolvido)

    1. to dissolve

    Conjugation

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