sequester

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verb

1. requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
- the estate was sequestered
• Hypernyms:
take
• Verb Group:
impound, attach, confiscate, seize
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion
- The cations were sequestered
• Derivationally related forms:
sequestration
• Topics:
chemistry, chemical science
• Hypernyms:
change
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. keep away from others
- He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
• Syn:
seclude, sequestrate, withdraw
• Derivationally related forms:
withdrawer (for: withdraw), withdrawal (for: withdraw), sequestration, seclusion (for: seclude)
• Hypernyms:
isolate, insulate
• Verb Group:
adjourn, withdraw, retire
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. set apart from others
- The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
• Syn:
sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate
• Hypernyms:
separate, disunite, divide, part
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
- The FBI seized the drugs
- The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
- The police confiscated the stolen artwork
• Syn:
impound, attach, confiscate, seize
• Derivationally related forms:
seizure (for: seize), confiscation (for: confiscate), sequestration, attachment (for: attach), impoundment (for: impound), impounding (for: impound)
• Hypernyms:
take
• Hyponyms:
condemn, garnishee, garnish, distrain
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate, seclude, withdraw, impound, attach, confiscate, seize