unfreeze
Americanverb (used with object)
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unfreezes,
present (3rd person singular)
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unfroze,
past
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unfrozen,
past participle
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unfreezing
present participle
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to cause to thaw; melt.
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to remove or relax controls or restrictions on (funds, prices, rents, etc.).
verb (used without object)
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unfreezes,
present (3rd person singular)
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unfroze,
past
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unfrozen,
past participle
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unfreezing
present participle
verb
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to thaw or cause to thaw
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(tr) to relax governmental restrictions on (wages, prices, credit, etc) or on the manufacture or sale of (goods, etc)
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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unfreezesimple
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unfreezessimple
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have unfrozenperfect
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has unfrozenperfect
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am unfreezingprogressive
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are unfreezingprogressive
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is unfreezingprogressive
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have been unfreezingperfect progressive
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has been unfreezingperfect progressive
Past
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unfrozesimple
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had unfrozenperfect
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was unfreezingprogressive
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were unfreezingprogressive
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had been unfreezingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of unfreeze
Example Sentences
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Efforts to unfreeze the market before its natural thaw are where conservatives and progressives are finding common ground.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Sun’s lawsuit alleges a World Liberty executive threatened to report him to U.S. authorities if he pursued litigation to unfreeze his tokens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Magyar has promised to crack down on corruption, improve public services such as healthcare and carry out reforms required to unfreeze billions of euros in EU funds earmarked for Hungary.
From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026
Before Monday's announcement, the government had been in discussions with Harvard over a potential deal to unfreeze federal funding.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Some people play that you have to crawl through the frozen person's legs to unfreeze them.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
Maybe Garvey will also increase his Cameo fee when he inevitably unfreezes his account.
From Slate ● May 29, 2024
If within a few months, stock prices bounce back, investors start putting money into startups again and the market for initial public offerings unfreezes, the industry might be fine.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
But some analysts say that even if the United States unfreezes Afghanistan’s state assets and lifts sanctions, the Finance Ministry does not have the technical know-how to revive the country’s broken banking system.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2022
He has vowed to continue airing the party's secrets until China unfreezes his assets and releases his relatives who have been seized by authorities, he says, as leverage against him.
From Time ● Aug. 31, 2017
I tap Roho with the bag, and he instantly unfreezes.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Scientists successfully unfroze part of a mouse brain—and it still worked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Late last year, the Commission concluded that Hungary had put in place judicial reforms, and unfroze 10 billion euros.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
The high court determined the appeals court erred on a technicality when it unfroze Randazzo’s property.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
Less than 24 hours after I unfroze all my credit reports, I received an alert from one of the banks I use, thanking me for applying for a new checking account.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
Emma unfroze a little, starting to point out to Natalie, “If that h translates into a t, that makes that word ‘this.’
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
A cooler but unfrozen Earth may have offered another advantage.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
"If there is any frozen Iranian assets that are unfrozen, then we have approval over that process; the Qataris have approval over that process," he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
The vice president said the funds, if they are ever unfrozen, should be used to buy U.S. food products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
You can also carry unfrozen breast milk in hand luggage, even if you're not travelling with a baby.
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
They seemed to have unfrozen enough to call out with the others around them, “It wasn’t me!”
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has estimated that unfreezing the threshold could end up costing £8.5-9bn a year.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
At stake is the unfreezing of billions of dollars, providing a huge incentive for Iran, as it faces soaring inflation and the collapse of its export-driven economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
But Iranian officials reiterated Tuesday that unfreezing the country’s overseas assets remains a precondition for continued negotiations.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
Since last month, protesters have demanded the unfreezing of their accounts with the Huione platform H-Pay, previously Huione Pay, which they said have been inaccessible since December.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Luckily, we decided the rule would be unfreezing by double high-fiving.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
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