unfreeze

/ˈʌnˌfriz/
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Other forms: unfreezing; unfroze; unfreezes

Definitions of unfreeze
  1. verb
    make (assets) available
    synonyms: free, release, unblock
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    antonyms:
    freeze
    prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
    type of:
    issue, supply
    circulate or distribute or equip with
  2. verb
    become or cause to become soft or liquid
    synonyms: dethaw, dissolve, melt, thaw, unthaw
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    types:
    deliquesce
    melt, liquefy, or dissolve, by absorbing moisture from the air
    de-ice, defrost, deice
    make or become free of frost or ice
    type of:
    flux, liquefy, liquify
    become liquid or fluid when heated
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