unfreeze

[uhn-freez]

verb (used with object)

unfroze, unfrozen, unfreezing. 

1. to cause to thaw; melt.

2. to remove or relax controls or restrictions on (funds, prices, rents, etc.).

verb (used without object)

unfroze, unfrozen, unfreezing. 

1. to become unfrozen; thaw.

unfreeze

/ ʌnˈfriːz /

verb

1. to thaw or cause to thaw

2. (tr) to relax governmental restrictions on (wages, prices, credit, etc) or on the manufacture or sale of (goods, etc)

Word History and Origins

Origin of unfreeze¹

First recorded in 1575–85; un- ² + freeze

Example Sentences

On Tuesday, a federal court in a separate lawsuit ordered the administration to unfreeze more than $80 million in funding that is currently being withheld.

From Los Angeles Times

California has alleged that the administration has failed to unfreeze funding, including under the Federal Emergency Management Agency, despite court orders for it to do so.

From Los Angeles Times

Gen. Rob Bonta joined a coalition of more than 20 other states Friday in asking a federal court to once again intercede and force the Trump administration to unfreeze billions of dollars in federal funding.

From Los Angeles Times

This week, a Rhode Island judge said the Trump administration was clearly and openly defying his court order to unfreeze billions in federal funds.

From BBC

In two separate legal motions, Bonta and 22 other state attorneys general alleged that the administration has ignored a previously issued temporary restraining order requiring it to unfreeze the funding.

From Los Angeles Times