defreeze
Let it melt
To defreeze is to thaw or unfreeze something—removing it from a frozen state.
The word appears in computing contexts where freeze means to lock or halt: defreeze a row in a spreadsheet, defreeze an account.
In everyday speech, *unfreeze* and *thaw* are more common for both literal and figurative uses.
Change from solid
- thawReturn to liquid
- liquefyConvert to liquid state
- softenMake less firm
- warmModerately heated, or friendly
heat · drip · flow · water · liquid · temperature · microwave · refrigerator
melt
Change from solid
warm · heat · drip · flow · water · liquid · temperature · microwave · refrigerator · meat
thaw
Return to liquid
normalize · détente · diplomacy · rapprochement · relations · tensions · hostility · coldness · estrangement · dialogue
reactivate
Restore to working state
unlock · enable · reestablish · revive · renew · unblock · release · authorize · permit · allow