sequester

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/səˈkwɛs.tə/ English

Definitions

noun

Sequestration; separation
A person with whom two or more contending parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy; one who mediates between two parties; a referee.
A sequestrum.

verb

To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.“The jury was sequestered from the press by the judge's order.”
To separate in order to store.
To set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things.
To prevent an ion in solution from behaving normally by forming a coordination compound

Related words

Synonyms

segregate sequestrate isolate seclude withdraw confiscate impound set apart seize attach keep apart imprison trick frame scavenge entangle ensnare

Associated

sequestration discretionary toxins carbon dioxide predation cuts poisonous pas trillion ions emissions

Rhymes

pester chester jester ancestor nestor tester semester protester quester molester

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