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See also:Seal,SEAL,andseál

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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A leopardseal.

FromMiddle Englishsele, from an inflectional form ofOld Englishseolh, fromProto-West Germanic*selh, fromProto-Germanic*selhaz (compareScotsselch,selkie,North Frisianselich,Middle Dutchseel,zēle,Old High Germanselah,Danishsæl,Middle Low Germansale), either fromProto-Indo-European*selk-(“to pull”) (compare dialectalEnglishsullow(“plough”)) or from earlyProto-Finnic*šülkeš (later*hülgeh, compare dialectalFinnishhylki, standardhylje,Estonianhüljes).

Noun

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seal (pluralseals)

  2. Apinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly anearless seal (true seal) oreared seal.
    Theseals in the harbor looked better than they smelled.
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pinniped

Verb

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seal (third-person singular simple presentseals,present participlesealing,simple past and past participlesealed)

  1. (intransitive) Tohunt seals.
    They're organizing a protest againstsealing.
Translations
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to hunt seals

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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Aseal on a diploma

FromMiddle Englishsele, fromAnglo-Normansëel, fromLatinsigillum, a diminutive ofsignum(“sign”).

Doublet ofsigil andsigillum.

Noun

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US presidentialseal

seal (pluralseals)

  2. A stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance such as wax.
  3. An impression of such stamp on wax, paper or other material used for sealing.
  4. A design or insignia usually associated with an organization or an official role.
    The front of the podium bore the presidentialseal.
    • 1960 March, H. P. White, “The Hawkhurst branch of the Southern Region”, inTrains Illustrated, page170:
      So the matter rested until the Cranbrook & Paddock Wood Company was incorporated on August 8, 1877, appropriately displaying a bunch of hops on itsseal, for these had become the principal cash crop in the area.
  5. Anything that secures or authenticates.
  6. Something which will be visibly damaged if a covering or container is opened, and which may or may not bear an official design.
    The result was declared invalid, as theseal on the meter had been broken.
  7. (figurative) Confirmation or approval, or an indication of this.
    Her clothes always had her mom'sseal of approval.
  8. Something designed to preventliquids orgases fromleaking through a joint.
    The canister is leaking. I think the mainseal needs to be replaced.
  9. A tight closure, secure against leakage.
    Close the lid tightly to get a goodseal.
  10. Achakra.(Can we add anexample for this sense?)
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Descendants
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  • → Scottish Gaelic:seula
Translations
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stamp used to impress a design on a soft substance
impression of such stamp
design or insignia associated with organization or official role
anything that secures or authenticates
something which will be visibly damaged when a covering or container is opened
confirmation
something designed to prevent leaking
tight closure
chakra—seechakra

Verb

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seal (third-person singular simple presentseals,present participlesealing,simple past and past participlesealed)

  1. (transitive) To place a seal on (a document).
  2. To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality.
    toseal weights and measures
    toseal silverware
  3. (transitive) To fasten (something) so that it cannot be opened without visibledamage.
    The cover issealed. If anyone tries to open it, we'll know about it.
  4. (transitive) To prevent people or vehicles fromcrossing (something).
    Synonyms:block,block off,close,close off,obstruct,seal off
    The border has beensealed until the fugitives are found.
  5. (transitive) To close securely to preventleakage.
    I'vesealed the bottle to keep the contents fresh.
  6. (transitive) To place in a sealed container.
    Synonym:enclose
    I'vesealed the documents in this envelope.
  7. (transitive, chess) To place a notation of one's next move in a sealed envelope to be opened after anadjournment.
    After thinking for half an hour, the championsealed his move.
  8. (transitive) Toguarantee.
    The last-minute goalsealed United’s win.
    seal one's destiny
    seal someone's fate
    seal the job
    • 2018 June 18,Phil McNulty, “Tunisia 1 – 2England”, inBBC Sport‎[1], archived fromthe original on21 April 2019:
      England's first-half display contained much to admire but it was a sign of their wastefulness in front of goal that it took the injury-time intervention from Kane toseal victory.
  9. To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, withcement orplaster, etc.
    • 1898,The American Archaeologist, page267:
      Sealed to this wall by their rims were cazuelas ( earthenware bowls).
    • 1971,Environmental Conservation, the Oil and Gas Industries, page127:
      After testing is concluded and it has been determined that the drilled well is to be completed as a producing or fluid-injection well, or that operations are to be suspended, the final string of casing is placed in the well andsealed to the penetrated formation with cement.
    • 1974,Ruins Stabilization in the Southwestern United States, page40:
      The PVC was thensealed to the plastered foundation with a 3-inch-wide band of PVC-to-concrete adhesive applied above the Thiokol.
    • 1974,Egyptian Journal of Physics - Volumes 5-6, page 2:
      The blowing device consists of a glass vessel with a hollow perforated cylindersealed to its base, and two side tubessealed at opposite ends of the vessel.
  10. To close by means of a seal.
    toseal a drainpipe with water
    • 2008, Sandra Davison, R.G. Newton,Conservation and Restoration of Glass, page301:
      When the silicone rubber has set the plaster pieces are replaced, followed by the lid, which issealed to the mother-mould with plaster and bandage as previously described.
  11. (Mormonism) To bind eternally as family members.
    • 2010, Christopher Kimball Bigelow, Jonathan Langford,The Latter-day Saint Family Encyclopedia, page306:
      In temples of God, families are eternallysealed through this power. Couples who enter into the Covenant of Eternal Marriage aresealed together, meaning that their union on earth is also valid in the heavens, rather than ending at death. Children who are subsequently born to them or latersealed to them are theirs for eternity… In addition, temple sealings are performed by proxy for the dead, with spousessealed to each other and childrensealed to parents.
    • 1852, Howard Stansbury,An Expedition to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah:
      If a man once married desires a second helpmate[…] she issealed to him under the solemn sanction of the church.
    • 1870, Aaron Harrison Cragin,Execution of Laws in Utah, page 9:
      She can besealed to this other man and still remain with her first husband; and the Mormons believe that all her children will belong to the man to whom she issealed.
    • 2001, Richard W. Slatta,The Mythical West, page197:
      Next, I wassealed to my fourteenth wife, Emeline Vaughn. In 1851, I wassealed to my fifteenth wife, Mary Lear Groves. In 1856, I wassealed to my sixteenth wife, Mary Ann Williams.
  12. (Christianity) To form asacredcommitment.
    • 1836, John Flavel,The Fountain of Life Opened; Or, A Display of Christ in His Essential and Mediatorial Glory. 1671, page44:
      What was that office, or work, to which his Fathersealed him? I answer, more generally, he wassealed to the whole work of mediation for us, thereby to recover and save all the elect, whom the Father had given him:
    • 1861, Joanna Southcott, Lavinia Elizabeth C. Jones,The scriptures of the holy Trinity, page88:
      Perfectly so, I tell thee, of thesealed people who have come in through unbelief, pretending themselves to be children of the kingdom, that they aresealed to be heirs of the promise, but have come in as thieves and robbers.
    • 1866, Paul Baynes,An Entire Commentary Upon the Whole Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians, page81:
      Let us all strive to get ourselvessealed to redemption, seeing God doth seal those whom he will deliver in that great day; if we be not in this number, we shall not escape damnation.
    • 2015, Uchenna Mezue,Hidden In Plain Sight: A Study of the Revelation to John:
      Thus these representatives of humanity are firstsealed to help with the final work of salvation.
  13. (cooking, transitive) Tofry (meat) at a high temperature to retain the juices.
    • 1993, Daran Little,Life and Times at the Rovers Return, page113:
      Seal the meat and continue frying until nicely browned.
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Translations
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to place a seal on (a document)
to mark with a stamp
to fasten (something) closed so that it cannot be opened without visible damage
to prevent people or vehicles from crossing (something)
to close securely
to place in a sealed container
chess: to place a notation of one's next move in a sealed envelope
to guarantee

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Further reading

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Etymology 3

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FromMiddle English*selen (suggested byMiddle Englishsele(“harness; hame”)), perhaps fromOld Englishsǣlan(“to bind”).

Verb

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seal (third-person singular simple presentseals,present participlesealing,simple past and past participlesealed)

  1. (dialectal) To tie up animals (especially cattle) in their stalls.

Anagrams

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Estonian

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Etymology 1

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Superessive ofsee(“this, it”). Akin toFinnishsiellä andIngrianseel.

Adverb

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seal (not comparable)

  1. there(indicating location: in or at that place)

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Estonian deictic adverbs
proximaldistalinterrogative
motion towardssiiasinnakuhu
location insidesiinsealkus
motion fromsiitsealtkust

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Noun

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seal

  1. adessivesingular ofsiga(“pig”)

Irish

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Etymology

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FromOld Irishsel,[1] fromProto-Celtic*swelos(“turn”), possibly ultimately fromProto-Indo-European*welH-(“to turn”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃal̪ˠ/,/ˈʃalˠ/

Noun

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seal m (genitive singularseala,nominative pluralsealanna)

  1. turn(chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others)
  2. spell,span(period of time)

Declension

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Declension ofseal (third declension)
forms with thedefinite article
singularplural
nominativeansealnasealanna
genitiveantsealanasealanna
dativeleis anseal
donseal		leis nasealanna

Mutation

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Mutated forms ofseal
radicallenitioneclipsis
sealsheal
afteran,tseal		not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sel”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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West Frisian

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Frisiansāl, fromProto-West Germanic*sadul.

Noun

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seal n (pluralsealen,diminutivesealtsje)

  1. saddle
Further reading
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  • “seal (II)”, inWurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch),2011

Etymology 2

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FromOld Frisian*sele, fromProto-West Germanic*sali.

Noun

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seal c orn (pluralsealen,diminutivesealtsje)

  1. hall
Further reading
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  • “seal (I)”, inWurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch),2011
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