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Melt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Melted (obs.) p. p. Molten (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Melting.] [AS. meltan; akin to Gr. μέλδειν, E. malt, and prob. to E. smelt, v. √108.  Cf. Smelt, v., Malt, Milt the spleen.]
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.”

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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.

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Thou would'st have . . . melted down thy youth. Shak.

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For pity melts the mind to love. Dryden.

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Syn. -- To liquefy; fuse; thaw; mollify; soften.

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