1. (verb)dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt 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"
2. (verb)unblock, unfreeze, free, release make (assets) available
"release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"