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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

melt into en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To disappear gradually into.
    • A tough Iraqi general, a former special operations officer with a baritone voice and a barrel chest, melted into smiles when asked about Senator Barack Obama. 2008 July 17, Sabrina Tavernise, Richard A. Oppel Jr., “Foreign Desk”, in New York Times:
    • Either they melted into society or they swept through to there [sic] villages 2005 October 1, Jennifer Eccleston, CNN_LiveSat:
    • The Roman Empire has melted into history. 2004 April 11, Ron Feinberg, “CLIMBING MASADA”, in Atlanta Journal Constitution:
    • "The spirits are calling, I must go," she said to Lady Miranda, then executed a quick turn and melted into the crowd with an expertise born of years of practice. 2006, Jacquie D'Alessandro, Never a lady:

Forms

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melts into Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
melted into Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
melted into Tense=Past lexicographic
melting into Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic