MELT

v. 1 soften, thaw, liquefy, fuse, dissolve, liquidize, deliquesce You'd better eat that ice-cream before it melts 2 soften, thaw, mollify, assuage, touch, move, disarm, mellow The look on the child's face melted his icy reserve 3 Usually, melt into. blend, fade, merge, disappear, dissolve, shrink As soon as the police arrived, Phyllis tried to melt into the background 4 melt away. disappear, dissolve, vanish, evaporate, go away, fade, pass, decline, decrease, shrink, dwindle, diminish When the company began to make a profit, all his previous reservations melted away