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Definition of unfreeze - 2 dictionary results

un⋅freeze

  [uhn-freez] verb, -froze, -fro⋅zen, -freez⋅ing.
Use unfreeze in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to cause to thaw; melt.
2. to remove or relax controls or restrictions on (funds, prices, rents, etc.).
–verb (used without object)
3. to become unfrozen; thaw.
Origin:
1575–85; un- 2 + freeze
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un·freeze   (ŭn-frēz')   
tr.v.   un·froze (-frōz'), un·froz·en (-frō'zən), un·freez·ing, un·freez·es

  1. To cause to thaw.

  2. To remove a control or restriction on (prices or wages, for example).

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