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unsequestered

se·ques·ter
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [si-kwes-ter]
    • /sɪˈkwɛs tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [si-kwes-ter]
    • /sɪˈkwɛs tər/

Definitions of unsequestered word

  • verb with object unsequestered to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude. 1
  • verb with object unsequestered to remove or separate; banish; exile. 1
  • verb with object unsequestered to keep apart from others; segregate or isolate: The jury was sequestered until a verdict was reached. 1
  • verb with object unsequestered 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 unsequestered International Law. to requisition, hold, and control (enemy property). 1
  • verb with object unsequestered 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 unsequestered

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 Unsequestered

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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unsequestered 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.

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