requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; the estate was sequestered'

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

[ Syn: impound , attach , confiscate , seize ]

undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; The cations were sequestered'

keep away from others; He sequestered himself in his study to write a book

[ Syn: seclude , sequestrate , withdraw ]

set apart from others; The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on

[ Syn: sequestrate , keep apart , set apart , isolate ]