defreeze

freeze

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [freez]
- /friz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [freez]
- /friz/

Definitions of defreeze word

noun defreeze the process of unfreezing 3
verb defreeze to cause to move again; restart 3
verb without object defreeze to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat. 1
verb without object defreeze to become hard or stiffened because of loss of heat, as objects containing moisture: Meat will freeze in a few hours. 1
verb without object defreeze to suffer the effects of intense cold; have the sensation of extreme cold: We sat there freezing until the heat came on. 1
verb without object defreeze to be of the degree of cold at which water freezes: It may freeze tonight. 1

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Origin of defreeze

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; (v.) Middle English fresen, Old English frēosan; cognate with Middle Low German vrēsen, Old Norse frjōsa, Old High German friosan (German frieren); (noun) late Middle English frese, derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Defreeze

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exclamation

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defreeze popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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