molten

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
  2. verb become or cause to become soft or liquid
  3. verb become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial

Etymology

From Middle English molten, from Old English molten, ġemolten (“melted, molten”), from Proto-Germanic *multanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *meltaną (“to melt”). Cognate with Scots moltin, Swedish multen.

Synonyms

melt, run, melt down

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