sequestered Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
   sequester.
   
   • the estate was sequestered
2. verb take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
   attach; sequester; seize; confiscate; impound.
   
   • The FBI seized the drugs
   • The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
   • The police confiscated the stolen artwork
3. verb undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion
   sequester.
   
   • The cations were sequestered
4. verb keep away from others
   seclude; sequester; withdraw; sequestrate.
   
   • He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
5. verb set apart from others
   sequester; set apart; isolate; keep apart; sequestrate.
   
   • The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
6. adjective satellite providing privacy or seclusion
   secluded; cloistered; reclusive.
   
   • the cloistered academic world of books
   • sat close together in the sequestered pergola
   • sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree
   • a secluded romantic spot
7. adjective satellite kept separate and secluded
   
   • a sequestered jury

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