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Meaning
Verb
●
To
separate
from all
external
influence; to
seclude
; to withdraw.
●
To
separate
in order to store.
●
To
set apart
; to
put aside
; to
remove
; to
separate
from other things.
●
In Chemistry:
To
prevent
an
ion
in
solution
from
behaving
normally
by
forming
a
coordination
compound
●
In Law & People:
To
temporarily
remove
(property) from the
possession
of its
owner
and
hold it
as security against
legal
claims.
●
To cause (one) to
submit
to the process of
sequestration
; to
deprive
(one) of
one's
estate
,
property
, etc.
●
In American English, Law & Politics:
To
remove
(certain
funds
)
automatically
from a budget.
●
In Law & People:
To
seize
and
hold
enemy
property.
●
To
withdraw
; to retire.
●
To
renounce
(as a
widow
may) any
concern
with the
estate
of her husband.
Noun
●
sequestration; separation
●
In Law & People:
A person with whom two or more
contending
parties
deposit
the
subject matter
of the
controversy
; one who
mediates
between two
parties
; a referee
●
In Medicine:
A sequestrum.
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Wiktionary
Origin
sequester
English
sequestro
Latin
sequester
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Sequestration
Absorb
Accumulate
Secrete
Adsorb
Regenerate
Oxidize
Scavenge
Detoxify
Immobilize
Produce
Inactivate
Bailout
Solubilize
Reabsorb
Conserve
Obamacare
Displace
Release
Deplete
Degrade
Trap
Metabolize
Excrete
Remove
Uptake
Translocate
Retain
Furlough
Stimulus
Bind
Chelate
Earmark
Bill
Neutralize
Deficit
Fiscal Cliff
Debt Ceiling
Draw Down
Soak Up
Slash And Burn
More
Rhymes
Ester
Gestor
Hester
Fester
Pester
Lester
Wester
Bester
Jester
Quester
Divester
Arrester
Molester
Investor
Semester
Divestor
Rhymester
Suggester
Trimester
Polyester
Sequester
Monoester
Sylvester
Cirencester
Southwester
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