unfreeze Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb become or cause to become soft or liquid
    thaw; melt; unthaw; dethaw; dissolve.
    • 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 make (assets) available
    release; unblock; free.
    • release the holdings in the dictator's bank account

WordNet


Un*freeze" transitive verb
Etymology
1st pref. un- + freeze.
Definitions
  1. To thaw. Obs.

Webster 1913