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sequester v. requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered"
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sequester v. [
impound, attach, confiscate, seize] 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"
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sequester v. undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered"
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sequester v. [
seclude, sequestrate, withdraw] keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
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sequester v. [
sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate] set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
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