enseal
To enclose with a seal, i.eTo enclose with a seal, i.e. to prevent leakage.
Meaning
3 sensesTo enclose with a seal, i.e. to prevent leakage.
(obsolete)To mark with, or as if with, a seal (stamp)
(obsolete)To ratify.
Origin
From Middle English enselen, inselen, inseilen, from Old English inseġlian (“to place a seFrom Middle English enselen, inselen, inseilen, from Old English inseġlian (“to place a seal on”), from Proto-West Germanic *insigilōn (compare Old High German insigilōn, insigilen, Old Norse innsigla (“to seal”)), from Latin insigilāre; merged with and reinforced by Old French enseeler, from the same Latin source. Equivalent to en- + seal.
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Forms
enseals, ensealing, ensealed, ensealedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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