dissolve vs melt

dissolve and melt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dissolve	Yes	No	Yes	No
melt	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, melt is a hyponym of dissolve; that is, melt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dissolve:

dissolve: cause to go into a solution
melt: reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

Other hyponyms of dissolve include melt down, run, cut.

As verbs, dissolve and melt are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of dissolve include dethaw, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw.

dissolve (noun)	melt (noun)
(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out	the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

dissolve (verb)	melt (verb)
pass into a solution	become or cause to become soft or liquid
cause to go into a solution	reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
come to an end	lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
grow less and less substantial until it disappears	become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
become or cause to become soft or liquid	become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
bring the association of to an end or cause to break up	become less intense and fade away gradually
declare void
cause to fade away
lose control emotionally
cause to lose control emotionally
stop functioning or cohering as a unit