from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
transitive verb To sequester.
from The Century Dictionary.
. To set apart from others; seclude.
In law, to sequester.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
transitive verb To sequester.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
verb To sequester.
adjective mycology Having enclosed underground or partially buried fruiting bodies, like a truffle.
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verb set apart from others
verb keep away from others
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English sequestraten, from Latin sequestrāre, sequestrāt-, to give up for safekeeping; see sequester.]
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Examples
They were particularly prone to "sequestrate" gold and silver in any form, and their indiscriminate violence against the civilian population was already having effect.
For instance, it insists the state cannot arrest someone without good cause, determine what kind of books they read or unlawfully sequestrate their property.
"When you gasify it, you can capture the carbon and sequestrate the carbon -- that actually becomes a net sink of carbon, meaning that as the plant grows, it takes carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere," Mr. Chu said.
For instance, it insists the state cannot arrest someone without good cause, determine what kind of books they read or unlawfully sequestrate their property.
It is true that my gracious sister, reflecting upon the ill chances that have happened to the state of this poor kingdom, from evil counsellors who have abused her royal nature in time past, hath determined to sequestrate herself from state affairs in future.
fbharjo commented on the word sequestrate
set straight
October 5, 2010