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sequester
/sɪkˈwɛstɚ/ · 9 letters · 6 distinct letters
- verb
requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
the estate was sequestered
- verb
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
The FBI seized the drugs
- verb
undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion
The cations were sequestered
- verb
keep away from others
He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
- verb
set apart from others
The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on