melt

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[[t]mɛlt[/t]]

v. i.

1) phs to become liquefied by heat

2) to dissolve:

The lozenge will melt on your tongue[/ex]

3) to diminish to nothing:

His fortune slowly melted away[/ex]

4) to pass; blend:

Night melted into day[/ex]

5) to become softened in feeling

6) Obs. to be subdued or overwhelmed by sorrow, dismay, etc

7) to reduce to a liquid state by heat:

Fire melts ice[/ex]

8) to cause to dwindle or dissipate

9) to cause to change or blend gradually

10) to soften in feeling:

a story to melt your heart[/ex]

11) the act or process of melting or the state of being melted

12) something that is melted

13) coo a sandwich or other dish topped with melted cheese

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Etymology: bef. 900; ME, OE meltan to melt, c. ON melta to digest, Gk méldein to melt melt′a•ble, adj. melt`a•bil′i•ty, n. melt′ing•ly, adv. melt′er, n. II

melt

[[t]mɛlt[/t]] also milt n.

ahb. coo the spleen, esp. of a cow or pig when used for food

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Etymology: 1575–85; dial. (mainly Scots, N England) var. of milt