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Soften up

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99%MELTSoften upLA Times

Definition

• See 2d Milt.
• 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.
• 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.
• To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate temperatures.
• To dissolve; as, sugar melts in the mouth.
• Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear.
• To lose distinct form or outline; to blend.
• To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated; as, the fog melts away.

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