Freeze

frēz, v.i. to become ice or like a solid body.— v.t. to harden into ice: to cause to shiver, as with terror:— pr.p. freez′ing; pa.t. frōze; pa.p. froz′en. — adj. Freez′able .— ns. Freez′ing-mix′ture , a mixture, as of pounded ice and salt, producing cold sufficient to freeze a liquid by the rapid absorption of heat; Freez′ing-point , the temperature at which water freezes, marked 32° on the Fahrenheit thermometer, and 0° on the centigrade. [A.S. fréosan , pa.p. froren ; Dut. vreizen , Ger. frieren , to freeze.]