sequester meaning and definition

SEQUESTER verb

Definition of sequester (verb)

1. requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
   • "the estate was sequestered"
2. 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"
   • synonyms: attach, confiscate, impound, seize
3. undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion
   • "The cations were sequestered"
4. keep away from others
   • "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
   • synonyms: seclude, sequestrate, withdraw
5. set apart from others
   • "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
   • synonyms: isolate, keep apart, sequestrate, set apart