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melt
has definitions from the fields of chemistry,physics
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[ verb ] reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
Examples "melt butter" "melt down gold" "The wax melted in the sun" Used in print (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)And He laid_down for him certain conditions : so_that , if he kept the command of God , then he would always remain as he was , that_is , immortal ; but if he did not , he would become mortal , melting into earth , whence his frame had been taken '' . |
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[ verb ] become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
Synonyms Examples "With age, he mellowed" Used in print (The Wall Street Journal,...)He also speaks of Franklin_D._Roosevelt 's `` puerile '' assumption that `` if only he ( Stalin ) could be exposed to the persuasive charm of someone like F._D._R. himself , ideological preconceptions would melt and Russia 's co-operation with the West could be easily arranged '' . |
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[ verb ] become or cause to become soft or liquid
Examples "The sun melted the ice" "the ice thawed" "the ice cream melted" "The heat melted the wax" "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase" "dethaw the meat" Used in print (Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)During this study septic conditions developed in the oxidation pond in the spring when the ice melted . Related terms |
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