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to reseal

to reseal

5 2.8
Close something again so no air or liquid can enter
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈsiːl/
translation icon : volver a sellar
  • Before storing the bag, make sure to reseal it tightly to prevent any air from getting in.
  • reseal the envelope

And if they didn't like them, we'd reseal the things and we'd still sell them at a discount.

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Examples

  • As soon as we're all on board, you can go down and reseal the hatch.

  • Once finished, participants were asked to place all materials into and reseal the second envelope.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Please reseal it carefully and place it back exactly where you found it.

    Blog text (9)
  • So later when I reseal this, I will probably use one of these small tubes.

  • With training, you will learn to reseal these cracks.

  • Afterward, participants were asked to place all materials into and reseal the first envelope.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Health code regulations strictly prohibit the product from being sold once it's been resealed.

  • And since you probably won't be using all the contents at once, you want a package that can be resealed.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Next, she resealed all but one bottle, using a roll of the tamper-resistant sealer that she picked up from the counter.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I swapped the cards in the envelopes my mom had prepared and resealed them with the sort of stickers she uses.

Synonyms

to seal
vsto reseal
457 2.5

To close something tightly to stop air or water getting in

applies to doing that airtight fastening again after an opening
to reclose
vsto reseal
1 3.7

To close something again after you open it

makes the item airtight or watertight when shutting it again

Antonyms

146 2.8

Make something visible by removing a cover or letting light reach it

20 4.3

To open something by breaking or removing a seal

How Sealed

to seal
457 2.5
to reseal
5 2.8
to close
1.0

Surface Forms

reseal infinitive
resealed past
resealed past participle
resealing present participle
reseals third person singular

Morphology

reseal = seal (transparent) = re + seal

The meaning is directly predictable as 'seal again' using the productive prefix 're-'.

Etymology

Reseal is made of the prefix re- meaning 'again' and seal meaning 'close tightly'. So, to reseal something is to 'close it again', like putting the lid back on a jar to keep food fresh.