dethaw

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verb

To thaw; unthaw; unfreeze.

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Meanings

verbdethaw (third-person singular simple present dethaws, present participle dethawing, simple past and past participle dethawed)

present singular third person dethaws · participle present dethawing · participle past dethawed · past dethawed

  1. nonstandardTo thaw; unthaw; unfreeze.

    "That's like your saying dethawed when you mean defrosted." He made only the slightest little grunt.

    2001, Jane Vandenburgh, Physics of Sunset, page 27

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbecome or cause to become soft or liquid

Similar
dissolvethawunfreezeunthawmelt
Broader
liquefyfluxliquify
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dissolvemeltthawunfreezeunthaw

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From de- + thaw, by confusion with defrost or perhaps with words with null de- like defraud, decomplex.

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Cite this entry
APA

dethaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dethaw

MLA

“dethaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dethaw. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dethaw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dethaw.

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