to thaw or cause to thaw - (transitive)
to relax governmental restrictions on (wages, prices, credit, etc) or on the manufacture or sale of (goods, etc)
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un•froze
(un frōz′),USA pronunciation v.
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un•freeze
(un frēz′),USA pronunciation v., -froze, -fro•zen, -freez•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
v.t.
- to cause to thaw;
melt. - Businessto remove or relax controls or restrictions on (funds, prices, rents, etc.).
v.i.
- to become unfrozen;
thaw.
- un-2 + freeze 1575–85
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