Refreeze

Pronunciation: /riːˈfriːz/

Definitions of refreeze

verb to freeze again

Example Sentences

A1 If you leave the ice cream out too long, it will refreeze in the freezer.

A2 After the snow melted, it started to refreeze overnight.

B1 The instructions say not to refreeze the meat once it has thawed.

B2 It is important to refreeze food quickly after defrosting to maintain its quality.

C1 The scientists were able to refreeze the ice samples for further analysis.

C2 In order to preserve the integrity of the data, the researchers had to refreeze the samples immediately.

Examples of refreeze in a Sentence

formal After thawing the meat, it is important to make sure it is cooked before you refreeze it.

informal If you defrost the ice cream, you can't just refreeze it and expect it to taste the same.

slang Don't refreeze that pizza, it's already been thawed out twice!

figurative Once you break someone's trust, it is difficult to refreeze the relationship back to its original state.

Grammatical Forms of refreeze

• past tense: refroze
• plural: refreezes
• comparative: more refrozen
• superlative: most refrozen
• present tense: refreezes
• future tense: will refreeze
• perfect tense: has refrozen
• continuous tense: is refreezing
• singular: refreezes
• positive degree: refreeze
• infinitive: refreeze
• gerund: refreezing
• participle: refrozen

Origin and Evolution of refreeze

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'refreeze' originated as a combination of the prefix 're-' meaning 'again' or 'back' and the word 'freeze' which means to solidify into ice.

Evolution of the word: The term 'refreeze' has maintained its original meaning of freezing again after being thawed, but has also been used more broadly in contexts such as technology and climate change to refer to the process of something freezing over again or becoming solid once more.