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sequester

/sɪ'kwɛstər/

Synonyms of sequester Antonyms of sequester Examples of sequester Usage of sequester Parts of sequester Definition that contains sequester Words sounding like sequester Explanation of sequester

verb
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
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attach confiscate impound seize

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take
verb
keep away from others
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"He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"

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seclude sequestrate withdraw

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isolate insulate
verb
set apart from others
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"The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"

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isolate keep apart sequestrate set apart

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disunite separate divide part
verb
requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
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"the estate was sequestered"

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take
verb
undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion
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"The cations were sequestered"

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change

Definition that contains sequester

segregation the act of segregating or sequestering
monastic of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
cloistered of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
sequestration the act of segregating or sequestering
conventual of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
monastical of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
cloistral of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows