Melt

Melt Melt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Melted} (obs.) p. p. {Molten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Melting}.] [AS. meltan; akin to Gr. me`ldein, E. malt, and prob. to E. smelt, v. [root]108. Cf. {Smelt}, v., {Malt}, {Milt} the spleen.] 1. To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to liquefy; as, to melt wax, tallow, or lead; to melt ice or snow. [1913 Webster]

2. Hence: To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken. [1913 Webster]

Thou would'st have . . . melted down thy youth. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

For pity melts the mind to love. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To liquefy; fuse; thaw; mollify; soften. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Liquefy (by heat), fuse, dissolve, thaw, Dissolve, become liquid / Soften, make gentle, make susceptible, mollify, subdue, relax, Be softened, be made gentle, become tender / Dissipate, waste away, Be dissolved, lose substance / Blend, shade, pass / Be weakened, be broken, be subdued

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melt — [melt] vt., vi. [ME melten < OE vi. meltan, vt. mieltan < IE * meld , soft < base * mel , to grind > MILL1] 1. to change from a solid to a liquid state, generally by heat 2. to dissolve; disintegrate 3. to disappear or cause to… … English World dictionary
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Melt — Melt, v. i. 1. To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate temperatures. [1913 Webster] 2. To dissolve; as, sugar melts in the mouth. [1913 Webster] 3. Hence: To be softened; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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