Antonyms of verb unfreeze

1 of 2 senses of unfreeze

Sense 2
unblock, unfreeze, free, release -- (make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account")
       Antonym of freeze (Sense 8)
      => freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise -- (prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb unfreeze

2 senses of unfreeze

Sense 1
dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt -- (become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat")
       => liquefy, flux, liquify -- (become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied")

Sense 2
unblock, unfreeze, free, release -- (make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account")
       => issue, supply -- (circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds")

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