Verb

verschließen

Translation

to lock, to close, to seal

Ich verschließe die Tür.

I lock the door.

Er verschließt die Augen vor der Wahrheit.

He closes his eyes to the truth.

((et4)) to lock/close sth. I lock the door carefully.

((sich)) ((vor+3)) to close oneself off from sth. He closes himself off from new ideas.

Synonyms: abschließen, zuschließen; Antonyms: öffnen, aufschließen

From the prefix `ver-` (indicating completion or securing) + `schließen` (to close). Literally 'to close up'.

Think of the `ver-` prefix as intensifying the action of `schließen` (closing), making it secure, like locking.