set a seal

  • 1set the seal on — Brit formal : to make (something) final or definite The goal set the seal on their victory. [=the goal sealed/assured their victory] • • • Main Entry: ↑seal …

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  • 2set the seal on — ► put (or set) the seal on finally confirm or conclude. Main Entry: ↑seal …

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  • 3set the seal on something — set/put/the seal on something british phrase to make something definite West Indies put the seal on another glorious cricket season with their victory against England. Thesaurus: to become more definite, or to make something more definitesynonym… …

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  • 4set the seal on (something) — put/set the seal on (something) slightly formal to make something certain or complete. The ambassador s visit set the seal on the trade agreement between the two countries …

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  • 5put (or set) the seal on — finally confirm or conclude. → seal …

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  • 6seal — Ⅰ. seal [1] ► NOUN 1) a device or substance used to join two things together or make something impervious. 2) a piece of wax or lead with an individual design stamped into it, attached to a document as a guarantee of authenticity. 3) a… …

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  • 7set one's seal to — ● seal * * * set (or put) one s seal to (or on) mark with one s distinctive character it was the Stewart dynasty which most markedly set its seal on the place …

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  • 8set — /set/, v., set, setting, n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table. 2. to place in a particular position or posture: Set the baby on his feet. 3. to place in some relation to something …

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  • 9seal — seal1 sealable, adj. /seel/, n. 1. an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity. 2. a stamp, medallion, ring, etc., engraved with such a device, for impressing paper, wax, lead, or the… …

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  • 10seal — seal1 S3 [si:l] n [Sense: 1; Origin: Old English seolh] [Sense: 2 6; Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: seel, from Latin sigillum, from signum; SIGN1] 1.) a large sea animal that eats fish and lives around coasts …

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