Defrost vs Dethaw - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between defrost and dethaw

is that defrost is to remove frost from while dethaw is (nonstandard) to thaw; to unfreeze.

(en verb)

To remove frost from.

I have just defrosted the fridge.

To thaw something.

Will you defrost the chops for supper tonight?

(informal) To recover from something tiresome.

See you tomorrow evening; I'll have defrosted from my trip by then.

* autodefrost

(en verb)

(nonstandard) To thaw; to unfreeze.

* 2001 , Jane Vandenburgh, Physics of Sunset , page 27:

"That's like your saying dethawed when you mean defrosted."

He made only the slightest little grunt.

* This term generally is regarded as nonstandard and an illiterate term for (thaw); consequently, it is usually inappropriate in formal contexts.