Formelt

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To melt; melt away; dissolve. ambitransitive

    "Loue's vshering fire Foremelting beautie, and loue's flame itselfe."

Synonyms

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dissolvedissolve

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"Loue's vshering fire Foremelting beautie, and loue's flame itselfe."

Etymology

From Middle English formelten, from Old English formeltan (“to melt away, dissolve, liquefy, burn up”), equivalent to for- + melt. Compare German verschmelzen, Dutch versmelten.

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