verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To thaw; unthaw; unfreeze. nonstandard

   ""That's like your saying dethawed when you mean defrosted." He made only the slightest little grunt."

2. 2
   become or cause to become soft or liquid wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

dissolvedissolvemeltthawunfreezeunthaw

Example

More examples

""That's like your saying dethawed when you mean defrosted." He made only the slightest little grunt."

Etymology

From de- + thaw, by confusion with defrost or perhaps with words with null de- like defraud, decomplex.

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