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sequester

se·ques·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [si-kwes-ter]
    • /sɪˈkwɛs tər/
    • /sɪˈkwes.tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [si-kwes-ter]
    • /sɪˈkwɛs tər/

Definitions of sequester word

  • verb with object sequester to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude. 1
  • verb with object sequester to remove or separate; banish; exile. 1
  • verb with object sequester to keep apart from others; segregate or isolate: The jury was sequestered until a verdict was reached. 1
  • verb with object sequester Law. to remove (property) temporarily from the possession of the owner; seize and hold, as the property and income of a debtor, until legal claims are satisfied. 1
  • verb with object sequester International Law. to requisition, hold, and control (enemy property). 1
  • verb with object sequester to trap (a chemical in the atmosphere or environment) and isolate it in a natural or artificial storage area: There are processes to sequester carbon from a power plant's exhaust gases. Plants can sequester toxins and store them in their tissues. 1

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Origin of sequester

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English sequestren < Latin sequestrāre to put in hands of a trustee, derivative of sequester ‘trustee, depositary’

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Parts of speech for Sequester

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sequester popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

sequester usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sequester

verb sequester

  • accroach — to assume to oneself without right or authority; usurp.
  • banish — If someone or something is banished from a place or area of activity, they are sent away from it and prevented from entering it.
  • blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
  • carry off — If you carry something off, you do it successfully.
  • cast out — To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them.

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