1
[ verb ] keep away from others

Synonyms

seclude withdraw sequestrate

Examples

"He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"

Related terms

isolate adjourn withdrawer seclusion

2
[ verb ] take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

Synonyms

seize confiscate attach impound

Examples

"The FBI seized the drugs" "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment" "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

Related terms

take garnishee distrain attachment seizure impoundment

3
[ verb ] undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion

Examples

"The cations were sequestered"

Related terms

change chemistry

4
[ verb ] requisition forcibly, as of enemy property

Examples

"the estate was sequestered"

Related terms

take impound

5
[ verb ] set apart from others

Synonyms

isolate set_apart keep_apart sequestrate

Examples

"The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"

Related terms

separate

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Rhymes with

wester ester esther webster investor leicester rester polyester nester waster pester nestor fester tester chester jester worcester molester semester custer mcmaster castor caster dexter sister sr trimester disaster winchester coaster cluster barrister register stir taster twister rochester digester manchester astor aster sportscaster broadcaster lancaster taskmaster forecaster newscaster barrister banister cannister canister cloister bannister protester mr buster lustre luster lister mister muster duster oleaster impostor ancestor master raster faster paster pastor blockbuster lackluster keister lancaster prankster trickster zoster bluster blister fluster seamster huckster toaster rooster roister roaster leister roster foster poster easter ouster oyster booster blaster quartermaster plaster adjuster transistor gloucester shyster ulster pilaster tipster minster postmaster minister thruster sinister administer stepsister spinster canister ringmaster youngster gangster alabaster headmaster grandmaster burgomaster mobster monster lobster roadster teamster dumpster pollster bolster westminster schoolmaster scoutmaster bannister postmaster toastmaster muenster harvester filibuster forester hamster holster oldster upholster

Phonetic and Homophones

S IH0 K W EH1 S T ER0

Similar Spelling

sequestered sequestrate Seaquist sexist

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