melt

reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

• “melt butter”
• “melt down gold”
• “The wax melted in the sun”

become or cause to become soft or liquid

• “The sun melted the ice”
• “the ice thawed”
• “the ice cream melted”
• “The heat melted the wax”
• “The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase”
• “dethaw the meat”

become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial

• “With age, he mellowed”

lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually

• “Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene”

become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly

• “The scene begins to fade”
• “The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk”

become less intense and fade away gradually

• “her resistance melted under his charm”

the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

• “the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster”
• “the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours”