refreeze

verb

refreeze

verb

/ɹiːˈfɹiːz/

Etymology From re- + freeze.

1

To freeze again.

  • It's not a good idea to refreeze raw meat once it has been thawed.
  • We've had another cold snap and the lake has refrozen.
1 more example
  • Successive falls of snow had thawed, or partially thawed, seeped into the ballast and, as temperatures dropped again, refrozen.1964 April, Warren Smith, “The Midland's accelerated timetable—the first year—II”, in Modern Railways, page 243:

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