sequester

/sɪkwˈɛstɚ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

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”
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”
5. set apart from others
   “The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on”

Synonyms for sequester

• impound
• attach
• confiscate
• seize
• seclude
• sequestrate
• withdraw
• keep apart
• set apart
• isolate

Words that rhyme with sequester

• polyester
• fester
• nester
• protester
• semester
• tester
• trimester
• ancestor
• digester
• ester
• investor
• jester
• molester
• pester
• requester
• rester
• wester
• amvestor
• bankworcester
• bester
• brester
• dorchester
• hester
• ivester
• kester
• lester
• mclester
• mester
• mestre
• questar