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melt into

melt into verb: to disappear gradually into.

Verb

melt into (third-person singular simple present melts into, present participle melting into, simple past and past participle melted into)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To disappear gradually into.
    • The Roman Empire has melted into history.2004 April 11, Ron Feinberg, “CLIMBING MASADA”, in Atlanta Journal Constitution
    • Either they melted into society or they swept through to there [sic] villages2005 October 1, Jennifer Eccleston, CNN_LiveSat

Forms of melt into

third-person singular presentmelts into
present participlemelting into
past participlemelted into
pastmelted into

Questions about melt into

What does melt into mean?
Melt into means to disappear gradually into.
What part of speech is melt into?
Melt into is a verb.
What is the past tense of melt into?
The past tense of melt into is melted into.

Words near melt into in the dictionary

  1. Melsonby
  2. melt
  3. melt away
  4. melt down
  5. melt in the mouth
  6. melt into
  7. melt out
  8. melt pond
  9. melt ponds
  10. melt sandwich
  11. melt sandwiches

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