reseal
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Definition
- Verb:
- To seal again: To close something securely or tightly a second or subsequent time, typically by applying a new seal or by re-establishing an existing one.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Please reseal the bag to keep the food fresh.
- After checking the documents, the inspector will reseal the container.
- The contract became invalid, so they had to reseal the agreement with new terms.
Advanced Usage
- Technical/Procedural Context: Often used in formal, legal, or technical settings where an item must be officially closed again after inspection.
- The evidence bag was opened for analysis and then carefully resealed.
- Implied Imperative: Frequently used in instructions.
- Reseal tightly after each use.
Variants and Related Words
- Resealable (adj): Describing a container or package designed to be sealed again after opening.
- The bag is resealable, so you can keep the chips crispy.
- Resealing (n): The act or process of sealing something again.
- The resealing of the jar was not done properly.
Synonyms
- Reclose: To close again.
- Fasten again: To secure or shut again.
Related Phrases
- To put the seal back on: To reapply a seal. (This is a descriptive phrase, not a phrasal verb of "reseal").
- He put the official seal back on the document after verifying its contents.
Verb
- seal again
- reseal the bottle after using the medicine