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Learn to pronounce se·ques·ter

/səˈkwestər/
verb
  1. isolate or hide away.
    "Tiberius was sequestered on an island"
    synonyms: isolate oneself, hide oneself away, shut oneself away, seclude oneself, cut/shut oneself off, set oneself apart, segregate oneself, closet oneself, withdraw oneself, remove oneself, retire
  2. take legal possession of (assets) until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met.
    "the power of courts to sequester the assets of unions"
  3. form a chelate or other stable compound with (an ion, atom, or molecule) so that it is no longer available for reactions.
    "non-precipitating water softeners use complex phosphates to sequester calcium and magnesium ions"

noun
a general cut in government spending.
"if the budget deal hadn't gone through, there would have been a sequester of at least $100 billion"

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3 days ago · The meaning of SEQUESTER is to set apart : segregate. How to use sequester in a sentence. Did you know?
to keep people, especially a jury, together in a place so that they cannot be influenced by other people, by newspaper reports, etc.
to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude. to remove or separate; banish; exile.
/sɪˈkwɛstə/ · verb. keep away from others. “He sequestered himself in his study to write a book” · verb. set apart from others · verb. take temporary possession ...
SEQUESTER meaning: 1 : to keep (a person or group) apart from other people; 2 : to take (property) until a debt has been paid.
The act of isolating someone during trial proceedings. The jury, or some witness, may be sequestered to preserve fairness during the trial.
to 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.
the process of implementing an automatic cut in government spending across most departments, agencies, etc.: efforts to avoid or delay sequestration.
8 days ago · SEQUESTERED meaning: 1. A sequestered place is peaceful because it is far away from people: 2. A sequestered place is…. Learn more.
verb · isolate · separate · remove · segregate · cut off · insulate · restrain · seclude.
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