Melt — Defs

01 n. See 2d Milt.

02 v. t. 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.

imp. & p. p. Melted; p. p. Molten; p. pr. & vb. n. Melting

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.(obs.)
2.
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.

03 v. i. To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate temperatures.

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.
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. See fondue. See: fondue
“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.