Dissolve
Dissolve verb - To cease to be visible.
Usage example: as the mist dissolved in the morning sun
Show up
Show up verb - To come into view.
Usage example: normally, one doesn't see them, but the actress's wrinkles show up in the close-ups
Both terms in one sentence
- More Action Girls are likely to show up in fiction as these cultural imperatives slowly dissolve and transform.
Source: Analysis / Action Girl - In Traveller one of the two main official powers the Imperial Moot (all the nobles in the Imperium who have the time to show up) has is to veto or confirm the Emperor's choice of succession and to dissolve the Imperium.
Source: Elective Monarchy
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