| VERB | change | unfreeze, dissolve, thaw, unthaw, dethaw, melt | become or cause to become soft or liquid |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | unfreeze, unblock, free, release | make (assets) available |
| Meaning | Become or cause to become soft or liquid. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The chefs unfreeze the vegetables | |
| Synonyms | dissolve, thaw, unthaw, dethaw, melt | |
| Narrower | defrost, deice, de-ice | make or become free of frost or ice |
| deliquesce | melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air | |
| Broader | liquefy, flux, liquify | Become liquid or fluid when heated |
| Catalan | desfer, fondre | |
| Spanish | deshacer, fundir | |
| Meaning | make (assets) available. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | unblock, free, release | |
| Broader | issue, supply | circulate or distribute or equip with |
| Opposite | freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise | prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) |