Main entry: sequester, sequestrate, set apart, isolate, keep apart
Definition: set apart from others
Usage: The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
Main entry: withdraw, seclude, sequester, sequestrate
Definition: keep away from others
Usage: He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
Main entry: sequester
Definition: undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion
Usage: The cations were sequestered
Main entry: seize, sequester, attach, impound, confiscate
Definition: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
Usage: The FBI seized the drugs; The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment; The police confiscated the stolen artwork
Main entry: sequester
Definition: requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
Usage: the estate was sequestered