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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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Other Word Forms

  • unsealable adjective
  • ܲˈ𲹱 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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The DOJ filed the grand jury indictment on May 21, but the Trump administration announced Abrego Garcia's return and the unsealed charges against him at a press conference last week.

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His actions were detailed in a grand jury indictment from May 29 that was unsealed Tuesday.

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Two South Gate men scouted out victims in Los Angeles County casinos, searching for winners they later ambushed in more than a dozen highway robberies, according to an indictment unsealed Friday.

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Over in the Apostolic Palace - now unsealed - Robert Prevost held a moment of private prayer.

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The order to unseal them led to a watershed moment.

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