seal off

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seel awf, of]
- /sil ɔf, ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seel awf, of]
- /sil ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of seal off words

noun seal off an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity. 1
noun seal off a stamp, medallion, ring, etc., engraved with such a device, for impressing paper, wax, lead, or the like: The king took the seal from his finger and applied it to the document. 1
noun seal off the impression so obtained: It was unmistakably the royal seal on the document. 1
noun seal off a mark or symbol attached to a legal document and imparting a formal character to it, originally wax with an impression. 1
noun seal off a piece of wax or similar adhesive substance so attached to an envelope, folded document, etc., that it must be broken when the object is opened, insuring that the contents have not been tampered with or altered. 1
noun seal off anything that tightly or completely closes or secures a thing, as closures or fastenings for doors and railroad cars, adhesive stamps and tapes used to secure the flap of an envelope, etc. 1

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Origin of seal off

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; (noun) Middle English seel, seil(e), seale mark on a document, token < Old French seel (French sceau) < Late Latin *sigellum, Latin sigillum, diminutive of signum sign; replacing Middle English seil, Old English (in)segel seal < Late Latin, as above; (v.) sealen, seilen < Old French seeler, seieler, derivative of seel

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Parts of speech for Seal off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Seal off

seal off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for seal off

verb seal off

cordon — A cordon is a line or ring of police, soldiers, or vehicles preventing people from entering or leaving an area.
cordoned — a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
girdled — a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
girdling — a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
hem in — to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.

All 12 Synonyms of seal off