1. sequester - verb
· requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered"
Hypernym(s): take
2. sequester - verb
· take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
Synonym(s): impound, attach, confiscate, seize
Hypernym(s): take
3. sequester - verb
· undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered"
Hypernym(s): change
4. sequester - verb
· keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
Synonym(s): seclude, sequestrate, withdraw
Hypernym(s): isolate, insulate
5. sequester - verb
· set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
Synonym(s): sequestrate, keep_apart, set_apart, isolate
Hypernym(s): separate, disunite, divide, part
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