- 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
unfreeze
verbBrE BrE//ˌʌnˈfriːz//; NAmE NAmE//ˌʌnˈfriːz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they unfreeze BrE BrE//ˌʌnˈfriːz//; NAmE NAmE//ˌʌnˈfriːz//
he / she / it unfreezes BrE BrE//ˌʌnˈfriːzɪz//; NAmE NAmE//ˌʌnˈfriːzɪz//
past simple unfroze BrE BrE//ˌʌnˈfrəʊz//; NAmE NAmE//ˌʌnˈfroʊz//
past participle unfrozen BrE BrE//ˌʌnˈfrəʊzn//; NAmE NAmE//ˌʌnˈfroʊzn//
-ing form unfreezing BrE BrE//ˌʌnˈfriːzɪŋ//; NAmE NAmE//ˌʌnˈfriːzɪŋ//
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