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UNFREEZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: unfroze    , unfrozen   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make (assets) available

Example:

release the holdings in the dictator's bank account

Synonyms:

free; release; unblock; unfreeze

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "unfreeze" is one way to...):

issue; supply (circulate or distribute or equip with)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

freeze (prohibit the conversion or use of (assets))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become or cause to become soft or liquid

Example:

dethaw the meat

Synonyms:

dethaw; dissolve; melt; thaw; unfreeze; unthaw

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "unfreeze" is one way to...):

flux; liquefy; liquify (become liquid or fluid when heated)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "unfreeze"):

deliquesce (melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air)

de-ice; defrost; deice (make or become free of frost or ice)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs unfreeze the vegetables

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