verb

1. To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.

   “I melted butter to make a cake.”

2. To dissolve, disperse, vanish.

   “His troubles melted away.”

3. 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.

Synonyms: found, thaw

adjective

1. Being in a liquid state as a result of melting.

   “Melted ice cream just isn't as much fun to eat.”