sciogliere

Definitions of sciogliere
  1. verb
    become weaker
    synonyms: dileguarsi, disfare, disperdersi, dissiparsi, dissolvere, dissolversi, districare, sparire, svolgere
  2. verb
    make a break in
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    amputare
    cease, stop
    accantonare, rinviare, riporre
    turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily
    riposare, soffermare, trattenere
    cease an action temporarily
    scozzonare
    break into a conversation
    alitare
    take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
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    interrompere, troncare
    prevent completion
  3. verb
    to cause to separate and go in different directions
    synonyms: dileguare, dileguarsi, disperdere, disperdersi, dissiparsi, dissolversi, sparire
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    disgiungere, disunire, dividere, separare
    make a division or separation
  4. verb
    declare invalid
    synonyms: annichilire, annullare, cassare, fuggire, obliterare, rescindere, rimettere, risolvere, rompere, scapitare
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    formalizzare, ufficializzare
    declare or make legally valid
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    disdire, rimangiare, rinunciare, rinunziare
    declare null and void; make ineffective
  5. verb
    make liquid or plastic by heating
    synonyms: disciogliere, dissolvere, fondere, liquefare
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    discolparsi, disgelare, fondersi, giustificarsi, liquefarsi, sciogliersi, sgelare, squagliarsi
    reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
  6. verb
    make clear and (more) comprehensible
    synonyms: appianare, chiarificare, chiarire, esplicare, illustrare, precisare, puntualizzare, rasserenare, risolvere, serenare, spiegare
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    cristallizzarsi, precisare, puntualizzare, rasserenare, serenare
    make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
    circostanziare, dettagliare, particolareggiare
    provide details for
    avviarsi, incamminarsi
    state
    esemplificare
    clarify by giving an example of
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    chiarificare, chiarire, enucleare, esplicare, esprimersi, illustrare, spiegare, spiegarsi
    make plain and comprehensible
  7. verb
    make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity
  8. verb
    declare null and void; make ineffective
    synonyms: disdire, rimangiare, rinunciare, rinunziare
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    annullare, disdire, revocare, ribaltare, rinculare
    cancel officially
    annichilire, annullare, cassare, fuggire, obliterare, rescindere, rimettere, risolvere, rompere, scapitare
    declare invalid
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