se|ques|ter

se|ques|ter
se|ques|ter «sih KWEHS tuhr», verb, noun.
–v.t.
1. a) to remove or withdraw from public use or from public view; seclude: »

The shy old lady sequestred herself from all strangers.

b) to keep (something or someone) apart from all others; isolate: »

The virtue of art lies in detachment, in sequestering one object from the embarrassing variety (Emerson).

2. to take away (property) for a time from an owner until a debt is paid or some claim is satisfied.
3. to seize by authority; take and keep: »

The soldiers sequestered food from the people they conquered.

SYNONYM(S): confiscate.
4. Chemistry. to prevent precipitation of (metallic ions) in solution by the addition of a chemical compound.
–n.
Obsolete. a withdrawal or separation; sequestration: »

This hand of yours requires A sequester from liberty (Shakespeare).

╂[< Latin sequestrāre place in safekeeping < sequester, -trī trustee, mediator; (originally) following, interposing, related to sequī to follow]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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