n.
Pronunciation: ' melt
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English meltan; akin to Old Norse melta to digest, Greek meldein to melt ― more at MOLLIFY
Date: before 12th century
intransitive verb
1 : to become altered from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat
2 a : DISSOLVE , DISINTEGRATE <the sugar melt ed in the coffee> b : to disappear as if by dissolving <her anger melt ed at his kind words>
3 obsolete : to become subdued or crushed (as by sorrow)
4 : to become mild, tender, or gentle
5 : to lose outline or distinctness : BLEND
transitive verb
1 : to reduce from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat
2 : to cause to disappear or disperse
3 : to make tender or gentle : SOFTEN
– melt · abil · i · ty \ ˌ mel-t ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun
– melt · able \ ' mel-t ə -b ə l \ adjective
– melt · er noun