Sequester (Verb)
Meaning 1
Requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Meaning 2
Keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 3
Set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 4
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".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 5
Undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..