Verb
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set apart from others
"The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
- keep apart - set apart -
keep away from others
"He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
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undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion
"The cations were sequestered"
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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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requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
"the estate was sequestered"