Antonyms for melt away

Grammar : Verb

Spell : melt

Phonetic Transcription : mɛlt

Definition of melt away

Origin : Old English meltan "become liquid, consume by fire, burn up" (class III strong verb; past tense mealt, past participle molten), from Proto-Germanic *meltanan; fused with Old English gemæltan (Anglian), gemyltan (West Saxon) "make liquid," from Proto-Germanic *gamaltijanan (cf. Old Norse melta "to digest"), both from PIE *meldh-, (cf. Sanskrit mrduh "soft, mild," Greek meldein "to melt, make liquid," Latin mollis "soft, mild"), from root *mel- "soft," with derivatives referring to soft or softened (especially ground) materials (see mild). Figurative use by c.1200. Related: Melted; melting.
Of food, to melt in (one's) mouth is from 1690s. Melting pot is from 1540s; figurative use from 1855; popularized with reference to America by play "The Melting Pot" by Israel Zangwill (1908).

As in pass : verb cease
As in deliquesce : verb melt
As in die : verb wither, dwindle
As in disappear : verb vanish; cease
As in dissipate : verb disappear
As in dissolve : verb disappear, disintegrate
As in fade : verb dwindle, die out

Example sentences :

I did not awake; things did not melt away in a mist before my eyes.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

Just as they seemed now about to melt away to urgent tasks, he called them back.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

Its edges seemed to melt away in the flight of the water-dust.
Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

Paul promised, and all the estrangement seemed to melt away.
Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray

Get the money from Major Ponsford and melt away inconspicuous into the brush.
Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine

To the surprise of the officers and of the Governor, the crowd began to melt away.
Extract from : « Half a Hero » by Anthony Hope

At her death it was divided, and among so many that it seemed to melt away.
Extract from : « Grandmother Dear » by Mrs. Molesworth

His reserve seemed to melt away the moment he was on his own soil.
Extract from : « Tancred » by Benjamin Disraeli

The line of officers dissolved, and the spectators began to melt away.
Extract from : « The Red Acorn » by John McElroy

Mammy says I can't eat it, and it will all melt away if I keep it.
Extract from : « Jack and Jill » by Louisa May Alcott

Synonyms for melt away

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