unfreeze

[ uhn-freez ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

unfroze, unfrozen, unfreezing.

to cause to thaw; melt.
to remove or relax controls or restrictions on (funds, prices, rents, etc.).

verb (used without object)

unfroze, unfrozen, unfreezing.

to become unfrozen; thaw.

unfreeze

/ ʌ��ˈ�ڰ��ː�� /

verb

to thaw or cause to thaw
tr to relax governmental restrictions on (wages, prices, credit, etc) or on the manufacture or sale of (goods, etc)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of unfreeze¹

First recorded in 1575–85; un- ² + freeze

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California has alleged that the administration has failed to unfreeze funding, including under the Federal Emergency Management Agency, despite court orders for it to do so.

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Gen. Rob Bonta joined a coalition of more than 20 other states Friday in asking a federal court to once again intercede and force the Trump administration to unfreeze billions of dollars in federal funding.

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This week, a Rhode Island judge said the Trump administration was clearly and openly defying his court order to unfreeze billions in federal funds.

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In two separate legal motions, Bonta and 22 other state attorneys general alleged that the administration has ignored a previously issued temporary restraining order requiring it to unfreeze the funding.

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"The government must unfreeze local housing allowance so that families can afford to keep their homes," she added.

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unfranked income unfrequented

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