"hermetically seal" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hermetically seals [present, singular, third-person], hermetically sealing [participle, present], hermetically sealed [participle, past], hermetically sealed [past]
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)
  1. (transitive) To seal with an airtight seal. Tags: transitive Translations (to seal with an airtight seal): герметызава́ць (hjermjetyzavácʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Belarusian), hermétiser (French), ermetizzare (Italian), 密閉する (mippē suru) (Japanese), 密封する (mippū suru) (Japanese), 厳封する (genpū suru) (Japanese), 密栓する (missen suru) (Japanese), hermetyzować [imperfective] (Polish), zhermetyzować [perfective] (Polish), ermetiza (Romanian), герметизи́ровать (germetizírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), hermetizar (Spanish), герметизува́ти (hermetyzuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian), загерметизува́ти (zahermetyzuváty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-hermetically_seal-en-verb-KLUlcBFQ Disambiguation of 'to seal with an airtight seal': 100 0
  2. (transitive) To isolate from external influences or prevent escape from. Tags: transitive Translations (to isolate from external influences or prevent escape from): hermétiser (French), hermetizar (Spanish), герметизува́ти (hermetyzuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian), загерметизува́ти (zahermetyzuváty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-hermetically_seal-en-verb-AW2Nlimg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of 'to isolate from external influences or prevent escape from': 0 100

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To isolate from external influences or prevent escape from."
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