# dissolve vs dissolved

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dissolve
*verb · IPA /dɪˈzɒlv/ · frequency rank #15,148*
To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.

### dissolved
*adjective · IPA /dɪˈzɑlvd/ · frequency rank #8,656*
that has been disintegrated in a solvent

## Source
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