Definitions for sequester
sɪˈkwɛs tərse·quester

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sequesterverb

   requisition forcibly, as of enemy property

   "the estate was sequestered"

2. impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seizeverb

   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"

3. sequesterverb

   undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion

   "The cations were sequestered"

4. seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdrawverb

   keep away from others

   "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"

5. sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolateverb

   set apart from others

   "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sequesterverb

   To separate from all external influence.

   The jury was sequestered from the press by the judge's order.

2. sequesterverb

   To separate in order to store.

   The coal burning plant was ordered to sequester its CO emissions.

3. sequesterverb

   To prevent an ion in solution from behaving normally by forming a coordination compound

4. Etymology: sequestro, from sequester.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To SEQUESTERverb

   Etymology: sequestrer, Fr. secrestar, Spanish; sequestro, low Latin.

   1. To separate from others for the sake of privacy.

   Why are you sequester’d from all your train? William Shakespeare.

   To the which place a poor sequester’d stag,
   That from the hunter’s aim had ta’en a hurt,
   Did come to languish. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   In shady bow’r,
   More sacred and sequester’d, though but feign’d,
   Pan or Sylvanus never slept. John Milton.

   Ye sacred Nine! that all my soul possess,
   Whose raptures fire me, and whose visions bless,
   Bear me, oh bear me to sequester’d scenes
   Of bow’ry mazes, and surrounding greens. Alexander Pope.

   2. To put aside; to remove.

   Although I had wholly sequestered my civil affairs, yet I set down, out of long continued experience in business, and conversation in books, what I thought pertinent to this affair. Francis Bacon.

   3. To withdraw; to segregate.

   A thing as seasonable in grief as in joy, as decent being added unto actions of greatest weight and solemnity, as being used when men most sequester themselves from action. Richard Hooker.

   4. To set aside from the use of the owner to that of others.5. To deprive of possessions.

   It was his taylor and his cook, his fine fashions and his French ragou’s, which sequestered him; and, in a word, he came by his poverty as sinfully as some usually do by their riches. South.

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1. sequester

   Sequester generally means to isolate or hide away something or someone. It can also refer to the act of taking legal possession of assets until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met. Additionally, it may also refer to the action of reducing or preventing the harmful effects of pollutants or harmful substances in the environment. The exact definition can vary based on context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Sequesterverb

   to separate from the owner for a time; to take from parties in controversy and put into the possession of an indifferent person; to seize or take possession of, as property belonging to another, and hold it till the profits have paid the demand for which it is taken, or till the owner has performed the decree of court, or clears himself of contempt; in international law, to confiscate

2. Sequesterverb

   to cause (one) to submit to the process of sequestration; to deprive (one) of one's estate, property, etc

3. Sequesterverb

   to set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things

4. Sequesterverb

   to cause to retire or withdraw into obscurity; to seclude; to withdraw; -- often used reflexively

5. Sequesterverb

   to withdraw; to retire

6. Sequesterverb

   to renounce (as a widow may) any concern with the estate of her husband

7. Sequesternoun

   sequestration; separation

8. Sequesternoun

   a person with whom two or more contending parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy; one who mediates between two parties; a mediator; an umpire or referee

9. Sequesternoun

   same as Sequestrum

10. Etymology: [F. squestrer, L. sequestrare to give up for safe keeping, from sequester a depositary or trustee in whose hands the thing contested was placed until the dispute was settled. Cf. Sequestrate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sequester

   sē-kwes′tėr, v.t. to separate: to withdraw from society: to seclude: to set apart: (law) to place anything contested into the hands of a third person till the dispute is settled: to hold the property of another till the profits pay the demands: to take possession of the estate of a bankrupt in order to distribute it among the creditors: to confiscate.—v.i. to renounce any interest in the estate of a husband.—n. (Shak.) the act of sequestering: an umpire.—adjs. Sēques′tered, retired, secluded; Seques′trable.—v.t. Sēques′trate (law), to sequester.—ns. Sēquestrā′tion, the Scotch legal term for bankruptcy: the act of sequestering, esp. the seizure of any one's property for the use of the state during dispute, or for the benefit of creditors: state of being separated: seclusion from society; Sēquestrā′tor, one who sequesters another's property: one to whom property is committed during dispute. [O. Fr. sequestrer—Low L. sequestrāre, -ātum—L. sequester, a depositary—sequi, to follow.]

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Chemistry
   • Separate
   • Take

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How to pronounce sequester?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sequester in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sequester in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of sequester in a Sentence

1. Justin Amash:

   I would rather keep all the levels lower and stick to the sequester, but there are people in leadership who live outside of reality and want to increase things that Republicans like and pretend Democrats don't exist.

2. James Fairhead:

   Relations of power in West Africa had been hiding the skills and wisdom of local farmers, scientists need to pay more attention and respect to existing practices, especially if these practices can boost food production and sequester carbon.

3. Barack Obama:

   I have repeatedly called on Congress to eliminate the sequester and make sure we are providing certainty to our military, this bill, instead, resorts to gimmicks that does not allow the Pentagon to do what it needs to do.

4. Eli Dickerson:

   Another thing that trees do for us is sequester pollution, on top of living in an area that might flood more, living in an area that's hotter, living in an area that also has more particulate matter and worse air quality, all of this can be addressed by trees.

5. Democratic Mayor David Bowers:

   I'm reminded that President Franklin D. Roosevelt felt compelled to sequester Japanese foreign nationals after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and it appears that the threat of harm to America from ISIS now is just as real and serious as that from our enemies then.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sequester
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sequester
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sequester
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sequester
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=sequester
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=sequester