(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
When a solid substance ~s or when you ~ it, it changes to a liquid, usually because it has been heated.
The snow had ~ed, but the lake was still frozen solid...
Meanwhile, ~ the white chocolate in a bowl suspended over simmering water...
Add the ~ed butter, molasses, salt, and flour.
VERB: V, V n, V-ed
2.
If something such as your feelings ~, they suddenly disappear and you no longer feel them. (LITERARY)
His anxiety about the outcome ~ed, to return later but not yet...
= dissolve
VERB: V
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Melt away means the same as ~ .
When he heard these words, Shinran felt his inner doubts ~ away.
PHRASAL VERB: V P
3.
If a person or thing ~s into something such as darkness or a crowd of people, they become difficult to see, for example because they are moving away from you or are the same colour as the background. (LITERARY)
The youths dispersed and ~ed into the darkness...
= disappear
VERB: V into n
4.
If someone or something ~s your heart, or if your heart ~s, you start to feel love or sympathy towards them.
When his lips break into a smile, it is enough to ~ any woman’s heart...
When a bride walks down the aisle to a stirring tune, even the iciest of hearts ~.
VERB: V n, V