Melt

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun ·see 2d Milt.

II. Melt ·vi To Dissolve; as, sugar melts in the mouth.

III. Melt ·vi To lose distinct form or outline; to Blend.

IV. Melt ·vi To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated; as, the fog melts away.

V. Melt ·vi Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear.

VI. Melt ·vi To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate temperatures.

VII. Melt ·v 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.

VIII. Melt ·v 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.

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