Unthaw
/ʌnˈθɔː/ verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To thaw out, to unfreeze; to become soft (of something which had been frozen). ambitransitive
"The water steamed and bubbled around me. I felt a rush of gratitude for it, that it should well up out of the mountain, bathe my aching body, and unthaw my frozen limbs."
- 2 become or cause to become soft or liquid wordnet
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More examples"The water steamed and bubbled around me. I felt a rush of gratitude for it, that it should well up out of the mountain, bathe my aching body, and unthaw my frozen limbs."
Etymology
From un- (intensifier) + thaw.