sequester

se·ques·ter  (s-kwstr)

v. se·ques·tered, se·ques·ter·ing, se·ques·ters

v.tr.

1. To cause to withdraw into seclusion.

2. To remove or set apart; segregate. See Synonyms at isolate.

3. Law

a. To take temporary possession of (property) as security against legal claims.

b. To requisition and confiscate (enemy property).

v.intr. Chemistry

To undergo sequestration.

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[Middle English sequestren, from Old French, from Latin sequestrre, to give up for safekeeping, from Latin sequester, depositary, trustee; see sek^w-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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sequester

Verb

1. to seclude: he could sequester himself in his own home

2. Law same as sequestrate [Late Latin sequestrare to surrender for safekeeping]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sequester - requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered" take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" confiscate, impound, sequester, seize, attach - 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"
	2.	sequester - 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" confiscate, impound, seize, attach take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" condemn - appropriate (property) for public use; "the county condemned the land to build a highway" sequester - requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered" garnish, garnishee - take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt" distrain - confiscate by distress
	3.	sequester - undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	4.	sequester - keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" seclude, sequestrate, withdraw isolate, insulate - place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" adjourn, retire, withdraw - break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
	5.	sequester - set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" keep apart, sequestrate, set apart, isolate disunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"