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Unfreeze

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To cause to thaw.

v. To remove a control or restriction on (prices or wages, for example).

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To defrost something.

v. To resume movement.

v. To release from a previously locked or frozen state.

v. To thaw.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To thaw.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To thaw.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. make (assets) available

v. become or cause to become soft or liquid

Word Usage

"This week brings news of bonuses - and a salary "unfreeze" - in the New York office of Allen & Overy - a global mega-firm with over $2 billion in annual revenue, headquartered in London but with a worldwide footprint - is making a go of it here in the United States."

Antonym

freeze

Verb Form

unfreezes unfreezing unfroze

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

issue supply

Variant

unfrozen unfroze

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

thaw defrost