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reseal

British  
/ riːˈsiːl /

verb

  1. to close (something) tightly or securely again

"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

Other Word Forms

  • resealable adjective

Example Sentences

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In fact, open cracks even resealed as the crystals reformed.

From Science Daily

However, a middle level of cell membrane damage turns the cells into senescent cells several days later, even though membrane resealing seems successful.

From Science Daily

The court filing with Perry’s messages was unsealed last week — then resealed in a move the court has yet to explain.

From Seattle Times

All you had to do to reseal the deck was to wash it with soap and water or an oxygen bleach solution.

From Seattle Times

Some of them, unable to wait any longer, cut a hole through a fence and made it to onto U.S. soil, before uniformed agents resealed the barricade.

From New York Times