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Definition of unfreeze verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unfreeze

verb
 
/ˌʌnˈfriːz/
 
/ˌʌnˈfriːz/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they unfreeze
 
/ˌʌnˈfriːz/
 
/ˌʌnˈfriːz/
he / she / it unfreezes
 
/ˌʌnˈfriːzɪz/
 
/ˌʌnˈfriːzɪz/
past simple unfroze
 
/ˌʌnˈfrəʊz/
 
/ˌʌnˈfrəʊz/
past participle unfrozen
 
/ˌʌnˈfrəʊzn/
 
/ˌʌnˈfrəʊzn/
-ing form unfreezing
 
/ˌʌnˈfriːzɪŋ/
 
/ˌʌnˈfriːzɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive, intransitive] unfreeze (something) if you unfreeze something that has been frozen or very cold, or it unfreezes, it melts or warms until it reaches a normal temperature compare defrost, de-ice, thaw
  2. [transitive] unfreeze something to remove official controls on money or an economy
    • The party plans to unfreeze some of the cash held by local government.
    opposite freeze
See unfreeze in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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