dissolve#7 (v)
thaw (v)
unfreeze (v)
unthaw (v)
dethaw (v)
melt (v)

v00376106

type v
lex_filenum 30
def become or cause to become soft or liquid
examples The sun melted the ice
the ice thawed
the ice cream melted
The heat melted the wax
The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase
dethaw the meat
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Hypernym liquefy, flux, liquify
Derivationally related form melt → meltable; melt → melter
Derivationally related form melt → melt
Derivationally related form melt → melting
Derivationally related form thaw → thaw; thaw → thaw
Derivationally related form thaw → thawing
Hyponym deliquesce; defrost, deice, de-ice
Incoming links
Derivationally related form meltable → melt; melter → melt
Derivationally related form thaw → thaw; thaw → thaw
Derivationally related form melting → melt
Derivationally related form thawing → thaw
Derivationally related form melt → melt
Hypernym deliquesce; defrost, deice, de-ice
Hyponym liquefy, flux, liquify

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