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melt (away) into sth
to look so similar to something else all around you, or to be so much a part of it, that people do not see or notice you
• The security men just melted into the background until they were needed., melt away
2. If a strong feeling melts away, you feel it less strongly and it disappears
• Her anger melted away when she read the letter., melt away
1. to disappear slowly
• As the police sirens were heard, the crowd started to melt away., melt sth down
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to heat a metal object until it turns to liquid, because you want to use the metal rather than the object
• They melted down the gold rings and bracelets.
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