Dissolve vs. Melt
Dissolveverb
(transitive) To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.
Dissolveverb
(transitive) To destroy, make disappear.
Dissolveverb
(transitive) To liquify, melt into a fluid.
Dissolveverb
(intransitive) To be melted, changed into a fluid.
Dissolveverb
To disintegrate chemically into a solution by immersion into a liquid or gas.
Dissolveverb
To be disintegrated by such immersion.
Dissolveverb
(transitive) To disperse, drive apart a group of persons.
Dissolveverb
(transitive) To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to loosen; to undo; to separate.
Dissolveverb
To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release.
Dissolveverb
To shift from one shot to another by having the former fade out as the latter fades in.
Dissolveverb
(intransitive) To resolve itself as by dissolution.
Dissolveverb
(obsolete) To solve; to clear up; to resolve.
Dissolveverb
To relax by pleasure; to make powerless.
Dissolvenoun
(cinematography) a form of film punctuation in which there is a gradual transition from one scene to the next
Dissolveverb
To separate into competent parts; to disorganize; to break up; hence, to bring to an end by separating the parts, sundering a relation, etc.; to terminate; to destroy; to deprive of force; as, to dissolve a partnership; to dissolve Parliament.
Dissolveverb
To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to disunite; to sunder; to loosen; to undo; to separate.
Dissolveverb
To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture, etc.,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften.
Dissolveverb
To solve; to clear up; to resolve.
Dissolveverb
To relax by pleasure; to make powerless.
Dissolveverb
To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release; as, to dissolve an injunction.
Dissolveverb
To waste away; to be dissipated; to be decomposed or broken up.
Dissolveverb
To become fluid; to be melted; to be liquefied.
Dissolveverb
To fade away; to fall to nothing; to lose power.
Dissolvenoun
(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
Dissolveverb
cause to go into a solution;
Dissolveverb
pass into a solution;
Dissolveverb
become weaker;
Dissolveverb
come to an end;
Dissolveverb
stop functioning or cohering as a unit;
Dissolveverb
cause to lose control emotionally;
Dissolveverb
lose control emotionally;
Dissolveverb
cause to fade away;
Dissolveverb
become or cause to become soft or liquid;
Dissolveverb
bring the association of to an end or cause to break up;
Dissolveverb
declare void;
Meltnoun
Molten material, the product of melting.
Meltnoun
The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state.
Meltnoun
The springtime snow runoff in mountain regions.
Meltnoun
A melt sandwich.
Meltnoun
A wax-based substance for use in an oil burner as an alternative to mixing oils and water.
Meltnoun
an idiot.
Meltverb
(ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
Meltverb
To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
Meltverb
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.
Meltverb
To be emotionally softened or touched.
Meltverb
To be very hot and sweat profusely.
Meltnoun
See 2d Milt.
Meltverb
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.
Meltverb
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.
Meltverb
To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate temperatures.
Meltverb
To dissolve; as, sugar melts in the mouth.
Meltverb
To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear.
Meltverb
To lose distinct form or outline; to blend. See fondue.
Meltverb
To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated; as, the fog melts away.
Meltnoun
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid;
Meltverb
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating;
Meltverb
become or cause to become soft or liquid;
Meltverb
become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial;
Meltverb
lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually;
Meltverb
become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly;
Meltverb
become less intense and fade away gradually;
Meltverb
make or become liquefied by heat
Meltverb
dissolve in liquid
Meltverb
(of a person) suffer extreme heat.
Meltverb
make or become more tender or loving
Meltverb
leave or disappear unobtrusively
Meltverb
change or merge imperceptibly into (another form or state)
Meltnoun
an act or period of melting
Meltnoun
metal or other material in a melted condition.
Meltnoun
a quantity of metal melted in one operation.
Meltnoun
a sandwich, hamburger, or other dish containing or topped with melted cheese
