definition of
sequester

[1] #1 sequester v. requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered". wn

[2] #2 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". wn

[3] #3 sequester v. undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered". wn

[4] #4 sequester v. [seclude, sequestrate, withdraw] keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book". wn

[5] #5 sequester v. [sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate] set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on". wn