First Known Use: 14th century
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1sequester
transitive verb se·ques·ter \si-ˈkwes-tər\
: to keep (a person or group) apart from other people
law : to take (property) until a debt has been paid
se·ques·teredse·ques·ter·ing\-t(ə-)riŋ\
Full Definition of SEQUESTER
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a : to seize especially by a writ of sequestration b : to place (property) in custody especially in sequestration
3
: to hold (as a metallic ion) in solution usually by inclusion in an appropriate coordination complex
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Origin of SEQUESTER
Middle English sequestren, from Anglo-French sequestrer, from Latin sequestrare to hand over to a trustee, from sequester third party to whom disputed property is entrusted, agent, from secus beside, otherwise; akin to Latin sequi to follow
Related to SEQUESTER
- Antonyms
- desegregate, integrate, reintegrate
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2sequester
noun
Definition of SEQUESTER
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obsolete : separation, isolation
2
: the imposition of automatic government spending reductions in accordnace with sequestration
First Known Use of SEQUESTER
1604
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