Dissolve
Dissolve verb - To cease to be visible.
Open
Open verb - To change from a closed to an open position.
Common collocations
| way | dissolve way | open way |
Both words in one sentence
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Attempting to force the cryptex open will break the vial of vinegar inside, which would dissolve the papyrus along with its message before it could be read.
Source: Literature / The Da Vinci Code - But in the open air there was nothing to stop the wind from damaging him, and to their dismay his form began to loosen and dissolve.
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This version takes the form of two tiny explosives implanted in the neck that are just large enough to fatally open his arteries when they go off, which will happen when their coatings dissolve in about 24 hours.
Source: Explosive Leash
Cite this Source
Open and Dissolve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dissolve/open
Dissolve & Open. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dissolve/open>.
Open or Dissolve. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dissolve/open.
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