"enseal" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: enseals [present, singular, third-person], ensealing [participle, present], ensealed [participle, past], ensealed [past], inseal [alternative]
Etymology: From 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|enselen}} Middle English enselen, {{inh|en|ang|inseġlian|t=to place a seal on}} Old English inseġlian (“to place a seal on”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*insigilōn}} Proto-West Germanic *insigilōn, {{cog|goh|insigilōn}} Old High German insigilōn, {{cog|non|innsigla|t=to seal}} Old Norse innsigla (“to seal”), {{der|en|la|insigilō|insigilāre}} Latin insigilāre, {{der|en|fro|enseeler}} Old French enseeler, {{pre|en|en|seal}} en- + seal Head templates: {{en-verb}} enseal (third-person singular simple present enseals, present participle ensealing, simple past and past participle ensealed)
  1. (obsolete) To mark with, or as if with, a seal (stamp) Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-enseal-en-verb-TWX5ECqi
  2. (obsolete) To ratify. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-enseal-en-verb-9cPqhpDJ
  3. To enclose with a seal, i.e. to prevent leakage.
    Sense id: en-enseal-en-verb-87w2V4C8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 28 28 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 16 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ensealed, ensealing, ensealment

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
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        "4": "insigilāre"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin insigilāre",
      "name": "der"
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      },
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        "(obsolete) To mark with, or as if with, a seal (stamp)"
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        "To ratify."
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        "(obsolete) To ratify."
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        "To enclose with a seal, i.e. to prevent leakage."
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    "English terms inherited from Old English",
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      "word": "ensealing"
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        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old French enseeler",
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        "present",
        "singular",
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    },
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      "form": "ensealed",
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      "form": "ensealed",
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        "(obsolete) To mark with, or as if with, a seal (stamp)"
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        "obsolete"
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        "English terms with obsolete senses"
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        "To ratify."
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        "(obsolete) To ratify."
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        "obsolete"
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    },
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        "To enclose with a seal, i.e. to prevent leakage."
      ],
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          "leakage"
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