As a Noun: 1. The disappearance of a solid in a liquid after they have been mixed. English = dissolving. 2. The change in colour of an object from strong to pale. English = fading. 3. The way of dealing with a difficult situation so that the difficulty is removed; something that makes an illness disappear. English = solution; cure. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. Especially of ice, to change from solid to a liquid because it has been heated. English = melt. 2. Of a solid substance put into a liquid, to mix with a liquid until the solid disappears. English = dissolve. 3. Of a colour, to gradually become paler in colour especially due to exposure to the sun; to become a pale colour. English = fade; (be) faded. 4. To find the answer to a problem or to discover of a way of dealing with a difficult situation so that the difficulty is removed; to stop a sickness. English = solve, resolve; cure. 5. In mathematics and arithmetic, to find the answer to an equation or a math problem. English = solve.