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smelt

verb
/smɛlt/

Meaning

to extract metal from its ore by heating and melting

Example Sentences

The workers smelt iron from its ore in the factory.

Synonyms

melt, refine, extract, process

Antonyms

solidify, harden

Collocations

smelt iron, smelt copper, smelt ore, smelt metal

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