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sealing someone's fate

sealing someone's fate is the present participle and gerund of seal someone's fate.

Meaning of seal someone's fate

Verb

seal someone's fate (third-person singular simple present seals someone's fate, present participle sealing someone's fate, simple past and past participle sealed someone's fate)

  1. To prevent (a decision, event, etc.) from being influenced or changed by a willful act; to preempt someone's future actions by deciding the course of events ahead of time.

Questions about sealing someone's fate

What is sealing someone's fate the present participle and gerund of?
Sealing someone's fate is the present participle and gerund of seal someone's fate.

Words near sealing someone's fate in the dictionary

  1. sealine
  2. sealines
  3. sealing
  4. sealing in
  5. sealing off
  6. sealing someone's fate
  7. sealing the deal
  8. sealing up
  9. sealing washer
  10. sealing washers
  11. sealing wax

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