What is the meaning of sequester?

verb

  • Requisition forcibly, as of enemy property.
    • usage: "the estate was sequestered"
  • Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority.
    • usage: "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
  • Undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion.
    • usage: "The cations were sequestered"
  • Keep away from others.
    • usage: "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
  • Set apart from others.
    • usage: "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
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APAWordNet. (2010). sequester. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/sequester/definitions/1309841
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