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reseal

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 S IY1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To seal (something) again (in any sense of "apply a seal to").

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

seal again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • reseal the bottle after using the medicine

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: seal, seal off

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *seknom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal English reseal From re- + seal.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: visszazár — to seal again
  • Spanish: resellar — to seal again