smälta — meaning in English

English meaning

• digest verb To break food down in the stomach and intestines so the body can absorb its nutrients.
• 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

smälta is used for these senses in English:

• digest (transitive) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.
• melt Molten material, the product of melting.
• thaw (intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen.
• thaw (transitive) To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.

digest — full definition

1. verb To break food down in the stomach and intestines so the body can absorb its nutrients.
2. verb To think over and fully take in information or an idea.
3. noun A short summary of longer material, or a periodical made up of such summaries.

melt — full definition

1. verb To turn from a solid into a liquid through heat.
2. verb To soften emotionally, or to make someone feel tender or moved.
3. noun A sandwich or dish topped with melted cheese.

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