UNFREEZE

unblock, unfreeze, free, release

(verb) make (assets) available; “release the holdings in the dictator’s bank account”

dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt

(verb) become or cause to become soft or liquid; “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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unfreeze (third-person singular simple present unfreezes, present participle unfreezing, simple past unfroze, past participle unfrozen)

(transitive) To defrost something.

(intransitive) To thaw.

(intransitive) To resume movement.

(transitive, computing) To release from a previously locked or frozen state.

Synonyms

• defrost

Antonyms

• freeze

Source: Wiktionary


Un*freeze", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + freeze.]

Definition: To thaw. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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