MOLTEN

/ˈmɒltən/
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Definition

/ˈmɒltən/
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.”
  2. To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
    “His troubles melted away.”
  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.
  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.”
adjective
  1. Melted.
    “molten metal”
  2. Made from a melted substance.
  3. Glowing red-hot.

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