Definition of: melt

(melt) v.t. & v.i. melt·ed, melt·ed (Archaic mol·ten), melt·ing
1. To reduce or change from a solid to a liquid state by heat; fuse.
2. To dissolve, as in water.
3. To disappear or cause to disappear; dissipate: often with away.
4. To blend by imperceptible degrees; merge.
5. To make or become softened in feeling or attitude.
—noun
1. Something melted.
2. A single operation of fusing.
3. The amount of a single fusing. [OE meltian. Akin to MALT.]
—melt′·a·ble adjective
—melt′a·bil′i·ty noun
—melt′er noun Synonyms (verb): dissolve, fuse, liquefy, thaw. Antonyms: congeal, freeze, harden, indurate, solidify.