hermetically seal in English

Forms: hermetically seals [present, singular, third-person], hermetically sealing [participle, present], hermetically sealed [participle, past], hermetically sealed [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: See hermetic Head templates: {{en-verb}} hermetically seal (third-person singular simple present hermetically seals, present participle hermetically sealing, simple past and past participle hermetically sealed)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "See hermetic",
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      "form": "hermetically seals",
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          "text": "They hermetically sealed the kettles to accelerate the cooking."
        },
        {
          "text": "Some manufacturers isolated the electronic circuitry and hermetically sealed it in a metal capsule."
        }
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        "To seal with an airtight seal."
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        "(transitive) To seal with an airtight seal."
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We were hermetically sealing ourselves within the seemingly safe cocoon of groupthink."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To isolate from external influences or prevent escape from."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To isolate from external influences or prevent escape from."
      ],
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "See hermetic",
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          "text": "They hermetically sealed the kettles to accelerate the cooking."
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        "(transitive) To seal with an airtight seal."
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        "To isolate from external influences or prevent escape from."
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"hermetically seal" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms