unfreeze

verb

un·​freeze ˌən-ˈfrēz 

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

transitive verb

1

: to cause to thaw

2

: to remove from a freeze

unfreeze wages

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 on the Web

Advertisement The Kremlin also asked for the lifting of Western sanctions, protection for Russian speakers in Ukraine, and a resolution to unfreeze the $300 billion in Russian sovereign assets that are currently being held in Europe, Reuters reports. —Solcyré Burga, Time, 10 Aug. 2025

More Manuel Balce Ceneta / Noam Galai/AP Photo / Getty Images A U.S. judge quoted from an episode of The Simpsons while ordering the Donald Trump administration to unfreeze billions of dollars in electric vehicle charger funding for 14 states. —Amanda Castro hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025

White House unfreezes: $1 billion for after-school, summer programs The move comes after a period of anxiety among school leaders and mounting pressure from those concerned about what the funding freeze would mean for the fall. —Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 26 July 2025

Meanwhile, Arkansas Republican Sen. John Boozman said at this point unfreezing any aid is a positive first step. —Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 23 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unfreeze

• agrees
• appease
• bailees
• bougies
• burmese
• chemise
• chickpeas
• chinese
• cowpeas
• curies
• decrees
• degrees