Relocked

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Secured once more with a lock after having been opened or unfastened earlier
2. Fastened shut again by turning a key or bolt that had previously been released
3. Made secure a second time, so that a door, case or gate is no longer open

Etymology: "Relocked" is the past tense and past participle of "relock", which is simply the prefix "re-", meaning again, attached to "lock". The verb means to lock something once more after it has been unlocked or opened, so a door that has been unbolted and then bolted again has been relocked. The base verb "lock" goes back to Old English "loc", a noun for a fastening or bolt, and its ancestry runs back to a common Germanic root. The prefix "re-" comes from Latin and has been productive in English for centuries, so "relock" is a straightforward formation rather than a word with a dramatic history of its own.

Synonyms: secured again, bolted again

Antonyms: unlocked