unseal
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed: to unseal a letter; to unseal a tomb.
to free from constraint, as a person's thought, speech, or behavior:Their friendship unsealed her vivacity.
Origin of unseal
1Other words from unseal
- un·seal·a·ble, adjective
Words Nearby unseal
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How to use unseal in a sentence
Charges for the Kansas City group were unsealed after all five were taken into custody.
Five more charged in Capitol riot allegedly teamed with Kansas City Proud Boys | Spencer Hsu, Rachel Weiner | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostWashington’s three minority owners informed Snyder they intended to sell their roughly 40 percent stake in the team, according to court documents unsealed later.
Washington football timeline: From Ron Rivera hiring to playoff exit | Sam Fortier | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostHer remarkable contributions would come to light decades after her death, when secret government files were unsealed.
The Codebreaker honors Quaker woman who helped bring down Nazi spy ring | Jennifer Ouellette | January 12, 2021 | Ars TechnicaThanks to a landmark police transparency law, the city agreed to unseal the documents at issue.
Terrible Year, Great Discoveries: Our Favorite Stories of 2020 | Randy Dotinga | December 24, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThe City Council unsealed the bids it received from interested utilities, and it turns out only SDG&E made an offer.
Morning Report: The Coronavirus Is Ravaging the Convention Center Shelter | Voice of San Diego | December 18, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
He put in the bulkhead, and I went to the port-hole to unseal it.
Pharaoh's Broker | Ellsworth DouglassSurely this chamber, too, in the great laboratory deserves that the historian should unseal its door and explore its recesses.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) | John Morley"No matter what they say or do, no matter what methods they apply, don't unseal your lips," was his parting advice.
The Substitute Prisoner | Max MarcinThus in the sun-thaw is the snow unseal'd; Thus in the winds on flitting leaves was lost The Sybil's sentence.
The Vision of Paradise, Complete | Dante AlighieriShe believed in him, loved him truly, and waited with maidenly patience to hear the words that would unseal her lips.
Silver Pitchers: and Independence | Louisa May Alcott
British Dictionary definitions for unseal
/ (ʌnˈsiːl) /
to remove or break the seal of
to reveal or free (something concealed or closed as if sealed): to unseal one's lips
Derived forms of unseal
- unsealable, adjective
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