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defrost.

To remove frost from.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/diːˈfɹɒst/Received-Pronunciation/diːˈfɹɔst/General-American/diːˈfɹɑst/cot-caught-merger

  1. To remove frost from.

    transitive
    I have just defrosted the fridge.

  2. To thaw (something).

    transitive
    Will you defrost the chops for supper tonight?

  3. To recover from something tiresome.

    informal · intransitive
    See you tomorrow evening; I'll have defrosted from my trip by then.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *prews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *prustós Proto-Germanic *frustaz Proto-West Germanic *frost Old English frost Middle English frost English frost English defrost From de- + frost.

noun/diːˈfɹɒst/Received-Pronunciation/diːˈfɹɔst/General-American/diːˈfɹɑst/cot-caught-merger

  1. The removal of frost.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *prews- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *prustós Proto-Germanic *frustaz Proto-West Germanic *frost Old English frost Middle English frost English frost English defrost From de- + frost.

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