defrost
verb (used with object)
to remove the frost or ice from.
has defrosted
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present perfectof defrost (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Covid-19 has defrosted the whole of the NHS, and we have to now work out what we want to keep and what we want to do differently.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2020
A team at the University of Sydney has defrosted Sir Freddie’s 50-year-old semen and that of three other rams and successfully impregnanted it in 34 merino ewes.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2019
