dissolve vs terminate

dissolve is a noun but terminate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dissolve	Yes	No	Yes	No
terminate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, terminate is a hypernym of dissolve; that is, terminate is a word with a broader meaning than dissolve:

Other hypernyms of dissolve include end.

As verbs, terminate is a hypernym of dissolve; that is, terminate is a word with a broader meaning than dissolve:

Other hypernyms of dissolve include end.

dissolve (noun)	terminate (noun)
(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out

dissolve (verb)	terminate (verb)
pass into a solution	bring to an end or halt
cause to go into a solution	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
come to an end	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
grow less and less substantial until it disappears	be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
become or cause to become soft or liquid
bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
declare void
cause to fade away
lose control emotionally
cause to lose control emotionally
stop functioning or cohering as a unit