Main Entry: ¹melt

Pronunciation: \ˈmelt\

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 melted in the coffee> b : to disappear as if by dissolving <her anger melted 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 : blendtransitive 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 \ˌmel-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— melt·able \ˈmel-tə-bəl\ adjective

— melt·er noun