melt into
To disappear gradually into.
The Roman Empire has melted into history.
melt
/mɛlt/
noun 6verb 5
Collocations
4ADJ.
glacial, hard, hot, plastic, plastic, possible, solid, soon
VERB + MELT
begun, cannot, cubes, disappear, dish, felt, flesh, going
MELT + NOUN
butter, chocolate, collection, cup, data, greenland, heart, ice
PREP.
from, in, on, until
Definitions
verb
1
To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
I melted butter to make a cake.
When the weather is warm, the snowman will disappear; he will melt.
2
To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
His troubles melted away.
I gave him a couple of Advil and, after a few minutes, urged him back onto the track. Over the next few laps his pained expression slowly melted, although he still shuffled with a slight limp.
3
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.
For pity melts the mind to love.
4
To be discouraged.
5
To be emotionally softened or touched.
She melted when she saw the romantic message in the Valentine's Day card.
My heart melted when I first heard the song.
noun
1
Molten material, the product of melting.
The crust (a mere 1% of the Earth's volume) is made of lighter melt products from the mantle.
Users can see how a glacier at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania retreated between December 1986 and 2020, as well as glacial melt in Sermersooq, Greenland, between December 2000 and 2020.
2
The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state.
3
The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions.
4
A melt sandwich.
I recently asked a group of people whether they had eaten tuna melts as a kid. Everyone remembered a version of this dish.
5
Rock showing evidence of having been remelted after it originally solidified.
Numerous samples of breccia and impact melts were recovered by drilling into the floor of the crater.
noun
1
Acronym of metrics, events, logs, and traces.
Another way to describe APM suites is that they are the monitoring technology that makes MELT data collection possible and useful for SREs.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — become less clearly visible or distinguishable
verb — become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
verb — lose its distinct outline or shape
verb — reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
melt in the mouth
To be deliciously soft and creamy; to create a melting sensation when eaten; to need little chewing.
butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth
The identified person appears to be benign, mild-mannered, or calm (but with an integral suggestion that, to the contrary, they really are untrustworthy, disagreeable, or mean-spirited).
Col. Why, they say she's one of the chief toasts in town. Lady S. Ay, when all the rest are out of it. Miss. Well; I wouldn't be as sick as she's proud for all the world. Lady A. S
Example Bank
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I melted butter to make a cake.
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When the weather is warm, the snowman will disappear; he will melt.
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His troubles melted away.
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The crust (a mere 1% of the Earth's volume) is made of lighter melt products from the mantle.
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Users can see how a glacier at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania retreated between December 1986 and 2020, as well as glacial melt in Sermersooq, Greenland, between December 2000 and 2020.
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I recently asked a group of people whether they had eaten tuna melts as a kid. Everyone remembered a version of this dish.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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In some senses, melt is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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