unfreeze meaning

unfreeze as a verb

1. become or cause to become soft or liquid
   • The sun melted the ice
   • the ice thawed
   • the ice cream melted
   • The heat melted the wax
   • The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase
   • dethaw the meat

   Synonyms: dissolve, thaw, unthaw, dethaw, melt

   Type of: liquefy

   Kinds: deliquesce, defrost

2. make (assets) available
   • release the holdings in the dictator's bank account

   Synonyms: unblock, free, release

   Opposite: freeze

   Type of: issue