seal

1. 1. A die or signet having a raised or incised emblem used to stamp an impression on a receptive substance such as wax or lead.
   2. The impression so made.
   3. The design or emblem itself, belonging exclusively to the user: a monarch's seal.
   4. A small disk or wafer of wax, lead, or paper bearing such an imprint and affixed to a document to prove authenticity or to secure it.
2. Something, such as a commercial hallmark, that authenticates, confirms, or attests.
3. A substance, especially an adhesive agent such as wax or putty, used to close or secure something or to prevent seepage of moisture or air.
4. A device that joins two systems or elements in such a way as to prevent leakage.
5. 1. An airtight closure.
   2. A closure, as on a package, used to prove that the contents have not been tampered with.
6. A small decorative paper sticker.

1. To affix a seal to in order to prove authenticity or attest to accuracy, legal weight, quality, or another standard.
2. 1. To close with or as if with a seal.
   2. To close hermetically.
   3. To make fast or fill up, as with plaster or cement.
   4. To apply a waterproof coating to: seal a blacktop driveway.
3. To grant, certify, or designate under seal or authority.
4. To establish or determine irrevocably: Our fate was sealed.
5. Mormon Church. To make (a marriage, for example) binding for life; solemnize forever.

seal off

1. To close tightly or surround with a barricade or cordon: An unused wing of the hospital was sealed off.

[Middle English, from Old French seel, from Vulgar Latin *sigellum, from Latin sigillum, diminutive of signum, sign, seal.]

Idioms beginning with seal:
seal of approval
seal off
seal one's fate

See also lips are sealed; set one's seal on; signed, sealed and delivered.

Definition: authentication; stamp
Antonyms: disapproval, refusal

v

Definition: ensure, finalize
Antonyms: delay, put off, refuse

v

Definition: make airtight
Antonyms: loosen, open, unseal

n.

A mark impressed upon certain kinds of documents to attest their authenticity and authority. Sometimes it is stamped upon wax, and attached to the paper, sometimes into the paper itself. Sealing, in this sense, is a survival of an ancient custom of inscribing important papers with cabalistic words or signs to give them a magical efficacy independent of the authority that they represent. In the British museum are preserved many ancient papers, mostly of a sacerdotal character, validated by necromantic pentagrams and other devices, frequently initial letters of words to conjure with; and in many instances these are attached in the same way that seals are appended now. As nearly every reasonless and apparently meaningless custom, rite or observance of modern times had origin in some remote utility, it is pleasing to note an example of ancient nonsense evolving in the process of ages into something really useful. Our word "sincere" is derived from sine cero, without wax, but the learned are not in agreement as to whether this refers to the absence of the cabalistic signs, or to that of the wax with which letters were formerly closed from public scrutiny. Either view of the matter will serve one in immediate need of an hypothesis. The initials L.S., commonly appended to signatures of legal documents, mean locum sigillis, the place of the seal, although the seal is no longer used -- an admirable example of conservatism distinguishing Man from the beasts that perish. The words locum sigillis are humbly suggested as a suitable motto for the Pribyloff Islands whenever they shall take their place as a sovereign State of the American Union.

Tutor's tip: "Ceil" is to put in a lining or a ceiling, "ciel" is a blue color, "seal" means either a symbol of authenticity or to close or finalize, while "seel" means to close a falcon's eyes.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - segl, signet, plombe, besegling, pakning, tætning, kapsel, vandlukke
v. tr. - forsegle, tætne, forsyne med segl, besegle, lukke, tætte, plombere, tilsmelte, klæbe til

idioms:

• seal someone's fate    besegle en persons skæbne
• sealing wax    segllak
• set one's seal on    besegle, afslutte
• set one's seal to    besegle
• under seal    forseglet

2.
n. - sæl
v. intr. - fange sæler

Nederlands (Dutch)
zegel, zeehond, zeerob, stempel, verzegeling, bevestiging, teken, zwijgplicht, verzegelen, bezegelen, afdichten, afsluiten, dichtmaken

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Jur, gén) sceau, plomb, cachet, scellés, fermeture
v. tr. - cacheter, documenter, fermer, plomber, boucher, fermer (qch) hermétiquement, lisser, rendre (qch) étanche, sceller, conclure

idioms:

• put the seal on    sceller, confirmer
• seal off    isoler, boucler, barrer
• seal someone's fate    sceller le sort/destin de qn
• sealing wax    cire à cacheter
• set one's seal on    (lit) apposer son sceau, (fig) conclure
• set one's seal to    (lit) apposer son cachet sur, (fig) conclure
• under seal    sous scellés

2.
n. - (Zool) phoque
v. intr. - chasser le phoque

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Siegel, Siegelabdruck, Plombe, Abdichtung
v. - siegeln, besiegeln, abdichten

idioms:

• put the seal on    verplomben, plombieren (Tür)
• seal off    sperren
• seal someone's fate    jmds. Schicksal besiegeln
• sealing wax    Siegellack
• set one's seal on    etwas absegnen
• set one's seal to    etwas absegnen
• under seal    versiegelt

2.
n. - Robbe
v. - auf Robbenjagd gehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σφραγίδα, βούλα, στάμπα, κν. τσιμούχα, (ζωολ.) φώκια
v. - (επι)σφραγίζω, στεγανοποιώ, κυνηγώ φώκιες

idioms:

• seal someone's fate    προδικάζω/ορίζω την τύχη κάποιου
• sealing wax    βουλοκέρι
• set one's seal on    βάζω σφραγίδα σε, (μτφ.) εγκρίνω
• under seal    σφραγισμένος, κρυφός

Italiano (Italian)
sigillare, concludere, tappare, sigillo, foca

idioms:

• elephant seal    elefante marino
• sealing wax    ceralacca
• set one's seal to/on    suggellare
• under seal    sotto sigillo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - selo (m), lacre (m), sigilo (m)
v. - selar

idioms:

• elephant seal    espécie de leão-marinho
• sealing wax    lacre (m)
• set one's seal to/on    aprovar
• under seal    lacrado

Русский (Russian)
печать, клеймо, пломба, отпечаток, знак, доказательство, торжественное обещание, обязательство, брелоки, изолирующий слой, спай, уплотнение, охотиться на тюленей, ставить печать, запечатывать, накладывать отпечаток, печать, обрекать, окончательно решать, прочно прикреплять, запаивать, тюлень, котиковый мех, тюленья кожа

idioms:

• elephant seal    морской слон
• sealing wax    сургуч
• set one's seal to/on    одобрить, дать согласие (на что-л.), санкционировать
• under seal    с приложением печати

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - sello, estampilla
v. tr. - sellar, precintar, lacrar, confirmar, autorizar, tapar, cerrar

idioms:

• put the seal on    sellar
• seal off    sellar, bloquear herméticamente
• seal someone's fate    sellar el destino de alguien
• sealing wax    lacre
• set one's seal on    aprobar, autorizar, confirmar, ponerle el sello propio
• set one's seal to    aprobar, autorizar, confirmar, ponerle el sello propio
• under seal    sellado

2.
n. - foca, becerro marino
v. intr. - cazar focas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sigill, lack, försegling, plombering, plomb, packning, tätning, vattenlås, insegel, prägel, stämpel, brevmärke
v. - försegla, plombera, sätta sigill på, besegla, tillsluta, paraffinera, täta, innesluta, stämpla, justera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 印章, 印信, 图章, 封印纸, 封, 封条, 密封, 保证, 盖章, 盖印于, 确认

idioms:

• seal someone's fate    决定了某人的命运
• sealing wax    火漆, 封蜡
• set one's seal on    在...上盖章, 批准
• set one's seal to    在...上盖章, 保证, 批准
• under seal    盖上公章

2. 海豹, 海豹皮, 猎海豹

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 海豹, 海豹皮
v. intr. - 獵海豹

2.
n. - 印章, 印信, 圖章, 封印紙, 封, 封條
v. tr. - 封, 密封, 保證, 蓋章, 蓋印於, 確認

idioms:

• seal someone's fate    決定了某人的命運
• sealing wax    火漆, 封蠟
• set one's seal on    在...上蓋章, 批准
• set one's seal to    在...上蓋章, 保證, 批准
• under seal    蓋上公章

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 봉인, 인감, 비밀을 지킨다는 약속
v. tr. - ~에 날인하다, 보증하다, ~을 결정하다

idioms:

• under seal    밑칠

2.
n. - 바다표범 , 바다표범의 생가죽, 암갈색
v. intr. - 바다표범 사냥을 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 印章, 封, 封印紙, 保証, シール, 兆し, アザラシ, アザラシの皮
v. - 判を押す, 調印する, 封をする, 密封する, 確実にする, 保証する, 閉ざす, 閉じさせる, 決定する, アザラシ狩りをする

idioms:

• seal someone's fate    運命を決める
• set one's seal to/on    ～に印を押す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ختم, مانع ألتسرب, ألفقمه, عجل ألبحر (فعل) يختم, يصدق, يحكم ألاغلاق, يصيد ألفقمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חותמת, חותם, אות, סימן, אישור, אטם, חומר איטום, פעולה או אירוע הנתפסים כאישור או כערובה, נדר שתיקה (דת)‬
v. tr. - ‮חתם, שם חותמת, סגר, השלים, סיים, הטיל סגר על שטח מסוים, ציפה בחומר בלתי-חדיר‬
n. - ‮כלב-ים‬
v. intr. - ‮צד כלבי-ים‬

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