Unthaw

//ʌnˈθɔː// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 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. 2
    become or cause to become soft or liquid wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
dethawdissolvedissolvemeltthawunfreeze

Example

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"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.

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