unfreeze

English

Etymology

un- +‎ freeze

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːz

Verb

unfreeze (third-person singular simple present unfreezes, present participle unfreezing, simple past unfroze, past participle unfrozen)

1. (transitive) To defrost something.
2. (intransitive) To thaw.
3. (intransitive) To resume movement.

   He lowered the gun, and we unfroze.

4. (transitive, computing) To release from a previously locked or frozen state.

Synonyms

• defrost

Antonyms

• freeze

Translations

defrost — see defrost

release from a previously locked or frozen state

• Maori: wetetio
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thaw — see thaw