unseal en · VERB
Pronunciation
- ŭn-sēl'
- /ʌnˈsiːl/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *segnom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal English unseal From un- + seal.
Meanings
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(transitive) To break the seal of (something) in order to open it.
And a new time capsule was created by high schools students from the society’s internship program. They selected items to be unsealed in 2114, including tickets to a Lady Gaga concert.
2014 October 9, “Time capsule unearthed in New York: 'This is the thrill of recovering relics'”, in The Guardian, sourced from Associated Press, archived from the original on 16 Oct 2020:
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(intransitive) To open by having a seal broken.
But it's just the equalising of pressure as the vault door unseals.
2017, Paul Crilley, Clockwork City: Delphic Division 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unsealing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unsealed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unsealed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unseals | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (10)
ru распеча́тывать (to break the seal of (something) in order to open it) · ru распеча́тать (to break the seal of (something) in order to open it) · gl deselar (to break the seal of (something) in order to open it) · es desellar (to break the seal of (something) in order to open it) · fr desceller (to break the seal of (something) in order to open it) · ca dessegellar (to break the seal of (something) in order to open it) · fr décacheter (to break the seal of (something) in order to open it) · io dessiglar (to break the seal of (something) in order to open it) · pt desselar (to break the seal of (something) in order to open it) · bg разпечатвам (to break the seal of (something) in order to open it)