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How to spell antifreeze

Antifreeze is spelled A-N-T-I-F-R-E-E-Z-E.

What it means: A liquid added to an engine to prevent freezing.

In a sentence: Dad puts antifreeze in the car so it doesn't freeze in winter. ▶

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Same family: freezing, frozen, defrost, coolant, anti-icing. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Antifreeze” is built from the prefix “anti-,” meaning “against,” and the word “freeze.” The term became common in the early 1900s as cars and engines spread into colder climates and needed liquids that would not turn to ice.

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