unseal

English

Etymology

un- +‎ seal

Pronunciation

• enPR: ŭn-sēl', IPA^(key): /ʌnˈsiːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl

Verb

unseal (third-person singular simple present unseals, present participle unsealing, simple past and past participle unsealed)

1. (transitive) To break the seal of (something) in order to open it.
2. (intransitive) To open by having a seal broken.
   • 2017, Paul Crilley, Clockwork City: Delphic Division 2:

     But it's just the equalising of pressure as the vault door unseals.

Derived terms

• unsealer
• unsealing

Translations

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

• Bulgarian: разпечатвам (bg) (razpečatvam)
• French: décacheter (fr), desceller (fr)
• Galician: deselar (gl)
• Ido: dessiglar (io)
• Portuguese: desselar
• Russian: распеча́тывать (ru) impf (raspečátyvatʹ), распеча́тать (ru) pf (raspečátatʹ)
• Spanish: desellar (es)