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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024se•ques•ter /sɪˈkwɛstɚ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to remove to a place of quiet:to sequester oneself in the library.
- to set apart; isolate:The judge sequestered the jury.
n. [countable] - an act or instance of sequestering.
- a cut in government spending applying to all persons, divisions, etc.
se•ques•tra•tion /ˌsikwɛsˈtreɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024se•ques•ter (si kwes′tər),USA pronunciation v.t. - to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement;
seclude. - to remove or separate.
- Lawto 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. - Law[Internat. Law.]to requisition, hold, and control (enemy property).
- Latin sequestrāre to put in hands of a trustee, derivative of sequester trustee, depositary
- Middle English sequestren 1350–1400
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged isolate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sequester /sɪˈkwɛstə/ vb (transitive)- to remove or separate
- (usually passive) to retire into seclusion
- 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
- to requisition or appropriate (enemy property)
Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin sequestrāre to surrender for safekeeping, from Latin sequester a trustee |