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melt
verb
to
become
liquid
because
of
heat
•
The
ice
cubes
started
to
melt
in
the
glass
on
the
hot
day
.
The
ice
cubes
started
to
melt
in
the
glass
on
the
hot
day
.
•
If
the
chocolate
bar
sits
in
the
sun
,
it
will
quickly
melt
.
If
the
chocolate
bar
sits
in
the
sun
,
it
will
quickly
melt
.
Old
English
"
meltan
"
meaning
"
become
liquid
";
related
to
German
"
schmelzen
".
verb
to
make
something
become
liquid
by
heating
it
•
She
melted
butter
in
a
pan
for
the
cake
batter
.
She
melted
butter
in
a
pan
for
the
cake
batter
.
•
The
metalworker
melted
scrap
iron
to
pour
it
into
a
mold
.
The
metalworker
melted
scrap
iron
to
pour
it
into
a
mold
.
Same
origin
as
intransitive
sense
,
from
Old
English
"
meltan
".
verb
to
become
gentle
,
kind
,
or
less
strict
because
of
strong
emotion
•
Her
angry
expression
melted
into
a
smile
when
she
saw
the
puppy
.
Her
angry
expression
melted
into
a
smile
when
she
saw
the
puppy
.
•
The
grandfather
’
s
heart
melted
when
his
granddaughter
gave
him
a
handmade
card
.
The
grandfather
’
s
heart
melted
when
his
granddaughter
gave
him
a
handmade
card
.
Figurative
use
recorded
since
the
14th
century
,
extending
the
idea
of
a
solid
changing
state
to
a
person
’
s
feelings
.