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How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, dissolve
Categories: flux, liquefy, liquify
Within this category: defrost, deliquesce
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
