dethaw en · VERB
Etymology
From de- + thaw, by confusion with defrost or perhaps with words with null de- like defraud, decomplex.
Meanings
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(nonstandard) To 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dethawed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dethawed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| dethaws | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| dethawing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |