formelt

F4O1R1M3E1L1T1

verb

To melt; melt away; dissolve.

OriginMiddle English formelten ← Old English formeltan →
Scrabble 12
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Meanings

verbformelt (third-person singular simple present formelts, present participle formelting, simple past formelted or formolt, past participle formelted or formolt or formolten)

present singular third person formelts · participle present formelting · past formelted · past formolt · participle past formelted · participle past formolt · participle past formolten · alternative foremelt

  1. ambitransitiveTo melt; melt away; dissolve.

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

    1606, Gentleman Vsher, Chapman

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dissolve

Origin

  1. Old Englishformeltan“to melt away, dissolve, liquefy, burn up”
  2. Middle Englishformelten
  3. Englishformelt

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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APA

formelt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formelt

MLA

“formelt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formelt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “formelt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formelt.

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