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unseal

[ uhn-seel ]

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.



unseal

/ ʌˈː /

verb

  1. to remove or break the seal of
  2. to reveal or free (something concealed or closed as if sealed)

    to unseal one's lips

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈ𲹱, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·𲹱a· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unseal1

1375–1425; late Middle English unselen; un- 2, seal 1
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An indictment against her was unsealed last April; the trial date has been delayed three times.

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You don't know what character you are getting until you unseal the package, so it's always a gamble for collectors.

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On March 31, however, a judge ruled that records from the investigation could be unsealed as long as they did not clearly show the couple’s bodies.

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A newly unsealed search warrant also alleges that the suspect's phone contained material relating to a neo-Nazi group called the Order of Nine Angles and praise for Adolf Hitler.

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Greg Williams, an attorney for Santa Fe County, argued that the records should be unsealed as called for by state law.

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