How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: thaw, thawing, melting
Categories: heating, phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change, warming
How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: melt down, run
Categories: break up, dissolve, resolve
Within this category: fuse, try
How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: fade
Categories: weaken