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 ]