sequester
[ si-kwes-ter ]
/ sɪˈkwɛs tər /
verb (used with object)
noun
an act or instance of sequestering; separation; isolation.
sequestration(def 7): domestic programs starved for cash by the federal sequester.
Origin of sequester
1350–1400; Middle English
sequestren < Latin
sequestrāre to put in hands of a trustee, derivative of
sequester ‘trustee, depositary’
OTHER WORDS FROM sequester
se·ques·tra·ble, adjective non·se·ques·tered, adjective self-se·ques·tered, adjective un·se·ques·tered, adjectiveWords nearby sequester
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British Dictionary definitions for sequester
sequester
/ (sɪˈkwɛstə) /
verb (tr)
to remove or separate
(usually passive)
to retire into seclusion
law
to take (property) temporarily out of the possession of its owner, esp until the claims of creditors are satisfied or a court order is complied with
international law
to requisition or appropriate (enemy property)
Derived forms of sequester
sequestrable, adjectiveWord Origin for sequester
C14: from Late Latin
sequestrāre to surrender for safekeeping, from Latin
sequester a trustee