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un·seal
[uhn-seel] Pronunciation Key
[uhn-seel] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed: to unseal a letter; to unseal a tomb. |
| 2. | to free from constraint, as a person's thought, speech, or behavior: Their friendship unsealed her vivacity. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| un·seal
(ŭn-sēl') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. un·sealed, un·seal·ing, un·seals To break or remove the seal of; open. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
unseal
unseal
c.1425, from un- (2) + seal (v.). Cf. M.Du. ontsegelen, O.H.G. intsigilan. Unsealed is recorded from 1377.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| unseal | |
verb | |
| break the seal of; "He unsealed the letter" [ant: seal] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Unseal
Un*seal"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + seal.]1. To break or remove the seal of; to open, as what is sealed; as, to unseal a letter. Unable to unseal his lips beyond the width of a quarter of an inch. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To disclose, as a secret. [Obs.] --The Coronation.
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