dissolve

To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.

The ruling party or coalition sometimes dissolves parliament early when the polls are favorable, hoping to reconvene with a larger majority.

To destroy, make disappear.

To liquify, melt into a fluid.

as if the world were all dissolved to tears

To be melted, changed into a fluid.

To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or other material.

There was a legend that Cleopatra was accustomed to dissolve pearls in vinegar and drink the fluid in order to promote her amorousness.

a form of film punctuation in which there is a gradual transition from one scene to the next

While most of the film is done in medium and long shots (connected with dissolves and wipes which lend a lovely period effect)