Sequester

verb
sɪ'kwɛstər

Verb

  • keep away from others

    “He sequestered himself in his study to write a book”

    Similar:SecludeSequestrateWithdraw
    Type of:IsolateInsulate

  • set apart from others

    “The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on”

    Similar:IsolateSequestrate
    Type of:DisuniteSeparateDivide

  • requisition forcibly, as of enemy property

    “the estate was sequestered”

    Type of:Take

  • undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion

    “The cations were sequestered”

    Type of:Change

  • take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

    Similar:AttachConfiscateImpoundSeize
    Type of:Take

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