unseals

Removes the closure

Unseals means to open or break the seal on something previously closed or secured.

You unseal an envelope, a container, or official documents that were locked away: The court unsealed the records after fifty years.

Figuratively, to unseal is to reveal what was hidden or confidential.

reveals

uncovers

Reveals something hidden

unveils · unlocks · opens · divulges · airs · broadcasts · publicizes · leaks · releases · unearths

physical

envelope

Folded paper enclosure

jar · package · lid · cap · crate · vault · locket · enclosure · hermetic · watertight

classified

declassification

Lifting official secrecy designations

records · files · redacted · archives · dossier · testimony · evidence · embargo · clearance · restricted

liberates

frees

Removes from captivity

unbinds · loosens · unshackles · unfetters · unchains · emancipates · unblocks · clears · unburdens · untethers

Opposites
closure/access action

unsealsseals

Aquatic whiskered mammals

closes · reseals · shuts · secures · fastens

secrecy/revelation

unsealsconceals

Keeps from being seen

hides · suppresses · covers up · buries · classifies

Family

unseal, unsealed, unsealing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G