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unseal.

To break the seal of (something) in order to open it.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʌnˈsiːl/
  1. To break the seal of (something) in order to open it.

    transitive
  2. To open by having a seal broken.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

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.

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