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to pre-freeze

to pre-freeze

4.3
To make something very cold before its main use or storage
  • verb
  • /priːˈfriːz/
translation icon : precongelar
  • You should pre-freeze the dough to make it easier to slice later.

Examples

  • To save time, they pre-freeze the meat before packaging it for sale.

  • The chef pre-freezes the vegetables for later use.

  • Some recipes recommend you pre-freeze the fruit before blending it into smoothies.

  • You should pre-freeze the fruits before making the smoothie.

  • You should pre-freeze the dough to make it easier to slice later.

  • Some recipes recommend you pre-freeze the fruit before blending it into smoothies.

  • To save time, they pre-freeze the meat before packaging it for sale.

Antonyms

to thaw
65 1.1

To become soft and melt after being frozen or make something melt

Surface Forms

pre-freeze infinitive
pre-freezing present participle
pre-freezes third person singular
pre-froze past
pre-frozen past participle

Morphology

pre-freeze = freeze (transparent) = pre + freeze

This is a regular and productive use of 'pre-' meaning 'before', so 'pre-freeze' clearly means 'freeze beforehand'.

Etymology

Pre-freeze comes from pre- 'before' and freeze, so as a verb it means 'to freeze in advance'. That's why you might pre-freeze dough or fruit to make it easier to handle or store later.