Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Melt \Melt\ (m[e^]lt), n. (Zo["o]l.)
   See 2d {Milt}.

Melt \Melt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Melted} (obs.) p. p. {Molten};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Melting}.] [AS. meltan; akin to Gr.
   me`ldein, E. malt, and prob. to E. smelt, v. [root]108. Cf.
   {Smelt}, v., {Malt}, {Milt} the spleen.]
   1. To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to
      liquefy; as, to melt wax, tallow, or lead; to melt ice or
      snow.

   2. Hence: To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to
      relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences;
      sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of;
      to weaken.

            Thou would'st have . . . melted down thy youth.
                                                  --Shak.

            For pity melts the mind to love.      --Dryden.

   Syn: To liquefy; fuse; thaw; mollify; soften.

Melt \Melt\, v. i.
   1. To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the
      influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate
      temperatures.

   2. To dissolve; as, sugar melts in the mouth.

   3. Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle;
      also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear.

            My soul melteth for heaviness.        --Ps. cxix.
                                                  28.

            Melting with tenderness and kind compassion. --Shak.

   4. To lose distinct form or outline; to blend.

            The soft, green, rounded hills, with their flowing
            outlines, overlapping and melting into each other.
                                                  --J. C.
                                                  Shairp.

   5. To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated; as, the fog
      melts away. --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

melt
     v 1: 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" [syn: {run}, {melt
          down}]
     2: 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" [syn: {dissolve}, {thaw}, {unfreeze}, {unthaw}, {dethaw}]
     3: become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he
        mellowed" [syn: {mellow}, {mellow out}]
     4: lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually;
        "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene" [syn: {meld}]
     5: 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" [syn: {fade}]
     6: become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance
        melted under his charm" [syn: {disappear}]
     [also: {molten}]

melt
     n : 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" [syn: {thaw}, {thawing}, {melting}]
     [also: {molten}]