unseal

[ uhn-seel ]

/ ʌnˈsil /

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verb (used with object)

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.

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Origin of unseal

1375–1425; late Middle English unselen;see un-², seal¹

OTHER WORDS FROM unseal

un·seal·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby unseal

unscratched, unscreened, unscrew, unscripted, unscrupulous, unseal, unsealed, unseam, unsearchable, unseasonable, unseasonal

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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 Post
Washington’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 Post
Her 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 Technica
Thanks 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 Diego

The 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 Douglass
Surely 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 Marcin
Thus 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 Alighieri
She 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

unseal

/ (ʌnˈsiːl) /

verb (tr)

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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