English

Verb

dethaw ‎(third-person singular simple present dethaws, present participle dethawing, simple past and past participle dethawed)

1. (nonstandard) To thaw; to unfreeze.
   • 2001, Jane Vandenburgh, Physics of Sunset, page 27:

     "That's like your saying dethawed when you mean defrosted."

     He made only the slightest little grunt.

Usage notes

• This term generally is regarded as nonstandard and an illiterate term for thaw; consequently, it is usually inappropriate in formal contexts.

See also

• unthaw; thaw

Anagrams

• thawed