Unfroze: meaning, definitions and examples
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unfroze
[ ʌnˈfroʊz ]
past tense
The term 'unfroze' is the simple past tense of the verb 'unfreeze.' It refers to the process of returning something to a liquid state after it has been frozen. This can apply to food items, water, or other frozen materials. In a broader context, it may also refer to metaphorical situations where something that was previously immobilized or inactive is revived or reactivated.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- I unfroze the chicken for dinner.
- The warm sun unfroze the ice on the pond.
- After the power outage, I unfroze the data on my computer.
Translations
Translations of the word "unfroze" in other languages:
🇵🇹 descongelado
🇮🇳 अलविदा
🇩🇪 aufgetaut
🇮🇩 dicairkan
🇺🇦 розморожений
🇵🇱 rozmrożony
🇯🇵 解凍された
🇫🇷 décongelé
🇪🇸 descongelado
🇹🇷 çözülen
🇰🇷 해동된
🇸🇦 ذائب
🇨🇿 rozmražený
🇸🇰 rozmrazený
🇨🇳 解冻的
🇸🇮 odmrznjen
🇮🇸 þiðnun
🇰🇿 ерітілген
🇬🇪 გადმოწყვეტილი
🇦🇿 əridilmiş
🇲🇽 descongelado
Etymology
The word 'unfroze' is derived from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' or 'the opposite of' and the verb 'freeze,' which comes from the Old English 'freosan', meaning 'to freeze' or 'to congeal'. The term 'freeze' itself has Old Germanic roots, showing its evolution through various linguistic transformations. Over time, 'unfreeze' developed as the antonym to signify the reversal of the freezing process. In English, many such pairs of words were created using the 'un-' prefix, which is commonly used to denote negation or reversal. The concept of unfreezing is not limited to physical changes like melting ice but has also been applied in various fields such as technology, where data may be 'unfroze' from an archived state, or in social contexts where relationships or situations might be reactivated after being 'frozen' due to conflicts or inactivity.