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deliquesce

verb/ˌdelɪˈkwes/

C2CEFR level
92/100Rarity: very rare
LiteraryRegister

To melt away or dissolve gradually, as if into liquid.

The last of the snow seemed to deliquesce into the warming earth without a trace.

Similar: dissolve, melt

Origin: From Latin deliquescere 'to melt away'.

Topic: decay in General English

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