sequester

Verb
  1. Requisition forcibly, as of enemy property (synset 202278767)
    "the estate was sequestered"
    is a type of: take - take into one's possession
    verb group: attach, confiscate, impound, seize, sequester - take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
  2. Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority (synset 202278138)
    "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
    is a type of: take - take into one's possession
    subtypes:
    • condemn - appropriate (property) for public use
    • garnish, garnishee - take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
    • distrain - confiscate by distress
    same as: attach, confiscate, impound, seize
    verb group: sequester - requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
  3. Undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion (synset 200580444)
    "The cations were sequestered"
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  4. Keep away from others (synset 200496934)
    "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
    is a type of: insulate, isolate - place or set apart
    subtypes: lose - withdraw, as from reality
    same as: seclude, sequestrate, withdraw
    verb group: adjourn, retire, withdraw - break from a meeting or gathering
  5. Set apart from others (synset 200496744)
    "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
    is a type of: disunite, divide, part, separate - force, take, or pull apart
    same as: isolate, keep apart, sequestrate, set apart

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