beˈfreeze,v. [f. be- 1 + freeze v.] trans. To freeze up or over; to freeze intensely. c1200Ormin 13854 All iss itt uss bifrorenn.1393Gower Conf. I. 220 Danubie..Whiche alle befrose thanne stood.1623Bingham Xenophon 69 Scorching and befreezing the limbes of the Souldiers.