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λιώνω — meaning in English

liono

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English meaning

  • crush verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
  • decompose verb To break something down into its separate parts or components.
  • dissolve verb To mix completely into a liquid so as to become part of the solution.
  • fuse noun A safety device containing a component that melts to break an electrical circuit if the current is too high.
  • mash noun A soft, pulpy mixture made by crushing or beating something, especially mashed potatoes.
  • melt verb To turn from a solid into a liquid through heat.
  • thaw verb To melt or soften after being frozen, or to cause something frozen to melt.

Senses

λιώνω is used for these senses in English:

  • crush To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.
  • crush To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
  • decompose (intransitive) To rot, decay or putrefy.
  • dissolve (physical chemistry) (transitive) To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or other material.
  • fuse (transitive) To melt together; to blend; to mix indistinguishably.
  • mash (transitive) To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
  • melt (intransitive, figuratively) To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
  • thaw (intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen.

crush — full definition

  1. verb To squeeze or press something so hard that its shape or structure is destroyed.
  2. verb To defeat someone or something completely and forcefully.
  3. noun A strong but usually short-lived romantic infatuation, or the person it is directed at.
  4. noun A dense, uncomfortable crowd of people.

decompose — full definition

  1. verb To break something down into its separate parts or components.
  2. verb To rot or decay, especially through natural biological processes.

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