hermetically seal
English
Etymology
See hermetic
Verb
hermetically seal (third-person singular simple present hermetically seals, present participle hermetically sealing, simple past and past participle hermetically sealed)
- (transitive) To seal with an airtight seal.
- They hermetically sealed the kettles to accelerate the cooking.
- Some manufacturers isolated the electronic circuitry and hermetically sealed it in a metal capsule.
- (transitive) To isolate from external influences or prevent escape from.
- We were hermetically sealing ourselves within the seemingly safe cocoon of groupthink.
References
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