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dissolve

 
 
/dɪˈzɒlv/ verb [T]

Definition

to end an official organization or a legal arrangement: A vote to dissolve the power-sharing government is scheduled for next week. The committee has announced that it will dissolve or completely reshape the Information Management Group. A final shareholders meeting has been scheduled to take all necessary actions to dissolve the company.
(Definition of dissolve verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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