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(mlt), n.(Zol.) See 2d Milt. Melt v. t.[imp. & p. p.Melted (obs.) p. p.Molten (); p. pr. & vb. n.Melting.] [AS. meltan; akin to Gr. me°ldein, E. malt, and prob. to E. smelt, v. 108. Cf. Smelt, v., Malt, Milt the spleen.] 1. To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to liquefy; as, to melt wax, tallow, or lead; to melt ice or snow. 2. Hence: To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken. Thou would'st have . . . melted down thy youth. Shak. For pity melts the mind to love. Dryden. Syn. -- To liquefy; fuse; thaw; mollify; soften. Melt v. i. 1. To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate temperatures. 2. To dissolve; as, sugar melts in the mouth. 3. Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear. My soul melteth for heaviness. Ps. cxix. 28. Melting with tenderness and kind compassion. Shak. 4. To lose distinct form or outline; to blend. The soft, green, rounded hills, with their flowing outlines, overlapping and melting into each other. J. C. Shairp. 5. To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated; as, the fog melts away. Shak. スポンサード リンク
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