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Melted

/ˈmɛltɪd/

To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.

📖 Definitions of "Melted"

verb

1
To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
"I melted butter to make a cake."
2
To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
"His troubles melted away."
3
To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.
4
To be discouraged.

adjective

1
Being in a liquid state as a result of melting.
"Melted ice cream just isn't as much fun to eat."

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dissolved	that has been disintegrated in a solvent
molten	Melted, especially due to great heat
liquidnoun	(physical chemistry) A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.
fusiblenoun	Able to be fused or melted.
thawed	no longer frozen solid
liquified	Converted into a liquid state.
liquefied	Alternative spelling of liquified. [Converted into a liquid state.]

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
unmelted	Not melted; in a solid state.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
molten	Melted, especially due to great heat
fusiblenoun	Able to be fused or melted.
liquified	Converted into a liquid state.
dissolvedverb	that has been disintegrated in a solvent
liquefied	Alternative spelling of liquified. [Converted into a liquid state.]
liquidnoun	(physical chemistry) A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.
thawed	no longer frozen solid
fused	Joined together by fusing
grilled	Cooked on a grill.
merged	joined by merging
amalgamated	Combined from two or more entities into one specific entity whilst retaining the defining characteristics of the original source entities.
absorbed	Fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed.
gone	Away, having left.
basedverb	simple past and past participle of base
renderedverb	(transitive) To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.
smeltedverb	To produce metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves heating and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal.
fluidnoun	A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).
gooey	Soft, sticky and viscous.
deliquescent	Seeming to melt away.
plasticizedverb	(transitive) To make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer