usage: 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"
3. mellow, melt, mellow out, change
usage: become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"
usage: lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually; "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene"
5. fade, melt, weaken
usage: 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"
6. melt, disappear, evaporate, weaken
usage: become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance"