Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enfreeze

/ɪnˈfɹiːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-freeze
IPA: /ɪnˈfɹiːz/

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To freeze; to congeal.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Yet to augment the anguish of my smart, Thou hast enfrozen her disdainful brest , That no one drop of pity there doth rest."
"It is to bee seene in some notorious malefactors, whose hearts, a long continnance in prophane villanies, a furious pursuit of bloud and outrages, and the just curse of God upon them, has so enfrozen and emmarbled, that they are senslesse & fearlesse of whatsoever can befall them."
"Eternal night Enfreezes, crushes souls, made strong to gaze On God's most holy light!"

Etymology

From en- + freeze.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: en

Usage

Inflected Forms

enfreezes (present, singular) enfreezing (participle, present) enfroze (past) enfrozen (participle, past)

Frequently Paired Words

enfrozen

Questions

How do you pronounce enfreeze?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈfɹiːz/.
What does enfreeze mean?: To freeze; to congeal.
Where does enfreeze come from?: From en- + freeze.

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