melt into

verb

To disappear gradually into.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person melts into · participle present melting into · participle past melted into · past melted into

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo disappear gradually into.

    The Roman Empire has melted into history.

    2004 April 11, Ron Feinberg, “CLIMBING MASADA”, in Atlanta Journal Constitution
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    Either they melted into society or they swept through to there [sic] villages

    2005 October 1, Jennifer Eccleston, CNN_LiveSat

    "The spirits are calling, I must go," she said to Lady Miranda, then executed a quick turn and melted into the crowd with an expertise born of years of practice.

    2006, Jacquie D'Alessandro, Never a lady

    A tough Iraqi general, a former special operations officer with a baritone voice and a barrel chest, melted into smiles when asked about Senator Barack Obama.

    2008 July 17, Sabrina Tavernise, Richard A. Oppel Jr., “Foreign Desk”, in New York Times
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APA

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“melt into.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melt%20into. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melt into,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melt%20into.

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