melt

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

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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