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[[t]mɛlt[/t]]v. i.1) phs to become liquefied by heat2) 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 feeling6) Obs. to be subdued or overwhelmed by sorrow, dismay, etc7) to reduce to a liquid state by heat:Fire melts ice[/ex]8) to cause to dwindle or dissipate9) to cause to change or blend gradually10) to soften in feeling:a story to melt your heart[/ex]11) the act or process of melting or the state of being melted12) something that is melted13) 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. IImelt[[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.