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enseal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-seal
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mark with, or as if with, a seal (stamp)

Obsolete

verb

To ratify.

Obsolete

verb

To enclose with a seal, i.e. to prevent leakage.

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: en
  • Root: enselen, inseġlian, *insigilōn, insigilō, enseeler

Usage

Inflected Forms

enseals (present, singular) ensealing (participle, present) ensealed (participle, past) ensealed (past) inseal (alternative)

Derived Forms

ensealed ensealing ensealment

Questions

What does enseal mean?
To mark with, or as if with, a seal (stamp)
Where does enseal come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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