unfreeze

[ uhn-freez ]

verb (used with object),un·froze, un·fro·zen, un·freez·ing.
  1. to cause to thaw; melt.

  2. to remove or relax controls or restrictions on (funds, prices, rents, etc.).

verb (used without object),un·froze, un·fro·zen, un·freez·ing.
  1. to become unfrozen; thaw.

Origin of unfreeze

1
First recorded in 1575–85; un-2 + freeze

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British Dictionary definitions for unfreeze

unfreeze

/ (ʌnˈfriːz) /


verb-freezes, -freezing, -froze or -frozen
  1. to thaw or cause to thaw

  2. (tr) to relax governmental restrictions on (wages, prices, credit, etc) or on the manufacture or sale of (goods, etc)

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