unseal
/ʌnˈsiːl/
unseal verb: to break the seal of (something) in order to open it.
Verb
unseal (third-person singular simple present unseals, present participle unsealing, simple past and past participle unsealed)
- 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
- 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 of unseal
| third-person singular present | unseals |
|---|---|
| present participle | unsealing |
| past participle | unsealed |
| past | unsealed |
Origin of unseal
From un- + seal.
Words formed from unseal
Words that rhyme with unseal
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- keel
- anneal
- creel
- peal
- peel
- sweal
- congeal
- Izmail
- kneel
- meal
- Neale
- streal
- weal
- awheel
- Castile
- cochineal
- feal
- heal
- Lille
- ordeal
- repeal
- sele
- squeal
- teal
- zeal
- ceil
- debile
- dishabille
- hele
- leal
- lifesteal
- Neil
- Niel
- O'Neill
- reveal
- schlemiel
- seel
- she'll
- shiel
- skeel
- spiel
- square meal
- veal
- we'll
- weel
- ye'll
- -meal
- allele
Questions about unseal
- What does unseal mean?
- Unseal means to break the seal of (something) in order to open it.
- What part of speech is unseal?
- Unseal is a verb.
- How do you pronounce unseal?
- Unseal is pronounced /ʌnˈsiːl/.
- What is the past tense of unseal?
- The past tense of unseal is unsealed.
Words near unseal in the dictionary
Source and license
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