reseal
reseal verb: to seal (something) again (in any sense of "apply a seal to").
Verb
reseal (third-person singular simple present reseals, present participle resealing, simple past and past participle resealed)
- To seal (something) again (in any sense of "apply a seal to").
- My CIA file included two first class letters written by me on Liberation News Service stationery and addressed to Moscow. […] I cannot tell from the xerox copies sent to me if the letters were opened at the CIA and the re-sealed and sent out, or if the CIA merely stole them from the mail. Neither...1976 December 18, Allen Young, “Speaking Out”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 25, page 5
Forms of reseal
| third-person singular present | reseals |
|---|---|
| present participle | resealing |
| past participle | resealed |
| past | resealed |
Origin of reseal
From re- + seal.
Words formed from reseal
Questions about reseal
- What does reseal mean?
- Reseal means to seal (something) again (in any sense of "apply a seal to").
- What part of speech is reseal?
- Reseal is a verb.
- What is the past tense of reseal?
- The past tense of reseal is resealed.
Words near reseal in the dictionary
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