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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for molten

Verb

1. melt, run, melt down, dissolve, resolve, break up
usage: reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun"
2. dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt, liquefy, flux, liquify
usage: become or cause to become soft or liquid; "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"
3. mellow, melt, mellow out, change
usage: become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"
4. melt, meld, blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
usage: lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene"
5. fade, melt, weaken
usage: become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
6. melt, disappear, weaken
usage: become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"

Adjective

1. molten, liquefied, liquified, melted (vs. unmelted), liquid, liquified
usage: reduced to liquid form by heating; "a mass of molten rock"
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