unfreeze

play

verb un·freeze \ ˌən-ˈfrēz \

Definition of unfreeze

unfroze play \ˌən-ˈfrōz\; unfrozen play \ˌən-ˈfrō-zᵊn\; unfreezing

transitive verb

1 :to cause to thaw

2 :to remove from a freeze

unfreeze wages

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Examples of unfreeze in a Sentence

We can't wait until the ground unfreezes so we can start gardening.
The warm weather unfroze the lake.
The Justice Department agreed to unfreeze the company's assets.
I had to wait for my computer to unfreeze before I could read my e-mail.
He helped me to unfreeze my computer.

Recent Examples of unfreeze from the Web

Guo told the AP recently that his primary objective was to secure the release of his family and employees and to unfreeze his assets in China — not to wage a campaign to undermine the Communist Party.

— gerry shih, The Seattle Times, "Chinese court sentences fugitive tycoon’s staff to prison," 15 June 2017
Tap the shutter button to unfreeze the frame, and press the Home button to leave the Magnifier.

— j. d. biersdorfer, New York Times, "Use Your Phone as a Digital Magnifying Glass," 16 May 2017
Steel vats mix pork while industrial-strength microwaves unfreeze blocks of meat in 20 minutes, a task that takes eight to 16 hours at other Chinese pork factories.

— kathy chu, WSJ, "U.S. Shows China How the Sausage Is Made," 4 Apr. 2017
Tuesday’s filing asked the federal court to unfreeze the Hawaii case, allowing a new legal challenge to go forward.

— vivian yee, Orange County Register, "Hawaii sues to block Trump travel ban; first challenge to order," 8 Mar. 2017
The solution---at least for human tissue---is to freeze and unfreeze the organ fast enough to keep ice from collecting on the surface.

— neel patel, Wired News, "Organ Banking: From Impossible to Slightly Less Impossible," 5 June 2015

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