Origin of freeze
before 1000; (v.) Middle English
fresen, Old English
frēosan; cognate with Middle Low German
vrēsen, Old Norse
frjōsa, Old High German
friosan (German
frieren); (noun) late Middle English
frese, derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM freeze
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British Dictionary definitions for defreezing
freeze
/ (friːz) /
verb freezes, freezing, froze (frəʊz) or frozen (ˈfrəʊzən)
noun
sentence substitute
mainly US
a command to stop still instantly or risk being shot
Derived forms of freeze
freezable, adjectiveWord Origin for freeze
Old English
frēosan; related to Old Norse
frjōsa, Old High German
friosan, Latin
prūrīre to itch; see
frost
Medical definitions for defreezing
freeze
[ frēz ]
v.
To pass from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
To make or become congealed, stiffened, or hardened by exposure to cold.
Scientific definitions for defreezing
freeze
[ frēz ]
To change from a liquid to a solid state by cooling or being cooled to the freezing point.