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Search phrase: dissolve

Plays

 18 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.ii.66I quickly were dissolved from my hiveI quickly were dissolued from my hiue
Antony and CleopatraAC III.xiii.162Dissolve my life! The next Caesarion smite,Dissolue my life, the next Casarian smile,
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.298Dissolve, thick cloud, and rain, that I may sayDissolue thicke clowd, & Raine, that I may say
CoriolanusCor I.i.202.2They are dissolved. Hang 'em!They are dissolu'd: Hang em;
King Edward IIIE3 II.ii.167Resolved to be dissolved; and therefore this:Resolute to be dissolude, and therefote this,
King LearKL IV.iv.19Lest his ungoverned rage dissolve the lifeLeast his vngouern'd rage, dissolue the life
King LearKL V.iii.201For I am almost ready to dissolve,For I am almost ready to dissolue,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.i.234dissolved, and dissolutely.dissolued, and dissolutely.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.216Are now so sure that nothing can dissolve us.Are now so sure that nothing can dissolue vs:
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.245So he dissolved, and showers of oaths did melt.So he dissolu'd, and showres of oathes did melt,
Richard IIR2 II.ii.71Who gently would dissolve the bands of lifeWho gently would dissolue the bands of life,
Richard IIR2 III.ii.108As if the world were all dissolved to tears,As if the World were all dissolu'd to teares:
Richard IIR2 V.i.9That you in pity may dissolve to dewThat you in pittie may dissolue to dew,
The TempestTem IV.i.154Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve,Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolue,
The TempestTem V.i.64Fall fellowly drops. The charm dissolves apace.Fall fellowly drops: The charme dissolues apace,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.159The bonds of heaven are slipped, dissolved, and loosed;The bonds of heauen are slipt, dissolu'd, and loos'd,
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG III.ii.8Dissolves to water, and doth lose his form.Dissolues to water, and doth loose his forme.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.ii.29Dissolve, my life; let not my sense unsettle,Dissolue my life, Let not my sence unsettle

Poems

 3 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.592 For stones dissolved to water do convert. For stones dissolu'd to water do conuert.
Venus and AdonisVen.144 Would in thy palm dissolve, or seem to melt. Would in thy palme dissolue, or seeme to melt.
Venus and AdonisVen.565 What wax so frozen but dissolves with temp'ring, What waxe so frozen but dissolues with tempring,

Glossary

 14 result(s).
determinecome to an end, dissolve, melt
discandydissolve, liquefy, melt away
dispensegain exemption from, set aside, dissolve
dissolvemelt into tears, break down in grief
dissolveloosen, release, set free
dissolveseparate, part, break up
dissolvelose influence, reduce to nothing
dissolvemelt, liquefy
dissolveddestroyed, ruined; also: annulled
dissolvedmalapropism for ‘resolved’
distilmelt, reduce, dissolve
resolvemelt, dissolve, transform
thawdissolve, soften, melt
uncandiedthawed, dissolved, melted

Thesaurus

 7 result(s).
dissolvedetermine
dissolvediscandy
dissolvedispense
dissolvedistil
dissolveresolve
dissolvethaw
dissolveduncandied

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Words Families

 5 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DISSOLVEBASICdissolution n, dissolve v, dissolved adj
DISSOLVENOTindissoluble adj
INDISSOLUBLEBASICsee DISSOLVE

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