Sequester - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|sɪˈkwestər|
Brit.
|sɪˈkwestə|
verb
- requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
- undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion
the estate was sequestered
- take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority (syn: attach, confiscate, impound, seize)- undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion
The cations were sequestered
- keep away from others (syn: seclude, sequestrate, withdraw)He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
- set apart from others (syn: isolate, sequestrate, set apart)The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
Extra examples
This jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months.
The jury were sequestered during the trial.
The cations were sequestered
He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: sequester
he/she/it: sequesters
present participle: sequestering
past tense: sequestered
past participle: sequestered
I/you/we/they: sequester
he/she/it: sequesters
present participle: sequestering
past tense: sequestered
past participle: sequestered
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