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Webster 1913 Edition
Melt
Melt
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Melted
(obs.)
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.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. Shakespeare
For pity
melts
the mind to love. Dryden.
Syn. – To liquefy; fuse; thaw; mollify; soften.
Melt
,Verb.
I.
1.
To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of heat;
as, butter and wax
. melt
at moderate temperatures2.
To dissolve;
as, sugar
. melts
in the mouth3.
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. Shakespeare
4.
To lose distinct form or outline; to blend. 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
awayShak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Melt
MELT
,Verb.
T.
1.
To dissolve; to make liquid; to liquefy; to reduce from a solid to a liquid or flowing state by heat; as, to melt wax, tallow or lead; to melt ice or snow.2.
To dissolve; to reduce to first principles.3.
To soften to love or tenderness. For pity melts the mind to love.
4.
To waste away; to dissipate. In general riot melted down thy youth.
5.
To dishearten. Josh.14.MELT
,Verb.
I.
And whiter snow in minutes melts away.
1.
To be softened to love, pity, tenderness or sympathy; to become tender, mild or gentle. Melting with tenderness and mild compassion.
2.
To be dissolved; to lose substance. --And what seem'd corporal,
Melted as breath into the wind.
3.
To be subdued by affliction; to sink into weakness. My soul melteth for heaviness--strengthen thou me. Ps.119.
4.
To faint; to be discouraged or disheartened. As soon as we heard these things, our heart melted. Josh.2.