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sequester

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se·​ques·​ter si-ˈkwe-stər 

sequestered; sequestering si-ˈkwe-st(ə-)riŋ 
Synonyms of sequester
transitive verb


a
: to set apart : SEGREGATE
sequester a jury


b
: SECLUDE, WITHDRAW
widely spaced homes are forbiddingly grand and sequestered[size=0]—Don Asher[/size]





a
: to seize especially by a writ of sequestration
b
: to place (property) in custody especially in sequestration




: to bind (a metal or metal ion) in the form of a soluble complex or chelate by adding a suitable reagent for the purpose of preventing precipitation in water solution by chemical agents that would normally bring it about, of solubilizing precipitates already formed, or of otherwise suppressing undesired chemical or biological activity
sequester calcium and magnesium ions in the softening of hard water


also : to bind or absorb (carbon dioxide) as part of a larger chemical process or compound
… half of the starting material will be used up and half will be char. That can then be put back on the fields, where it will sequester carbon and help grow the next crop.[size=0]—Emma Marris[/size]



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[size=31]noun[/size]

: the imposition of automatic government spending reductions in accordance with sequestration




obsolete : SEPARATION, ISOLATION

Did you know?

Sequester is a word that has important legal and scientific uses, and a long history besides. In fact, it can be traced back to the Latin preposition secus, meaning, well, “beside” or “alongside.” Setting someone or something apart (figuratively “to the side”) from the rest is sequester’s raison d’être. We frequently hear it in the context of the courtroom, as juries are sometimes sequestered for the safety of their members or to prevent the influence of outside sources on a verdict. It is also possible, legally speaking, to sequester property—sequester can mean both “to seize” and “to deposit” property by a writ of sequestration. The scientific sense of sequester most often encountered these days has to do with the binding or absorption of carbon. Kelp forests, for example, sequester massive amounts of carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, keeping it “apart” from the atmosphere—by some estimates doing so twenty times as much as terrestrial forests. You might even say kelp’s got this sequestering thing locked up.

Synonyms

Verb

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• insulate
  
• isolate
  
• seclude
  
• segregate
  
• separate
  

Examples of sequester in a Sentence

VerbThe jury was sequestered until a verdict was reached.He was sequestered in his room.


Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
While TikTok did make sweeping promises that Project Texas would sequester Americans' data from the company's Chinese headquarters, reports have indicated that data still flows between TikTok's U.S. personnel and those in China.[size=18][size=0]—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 14 May 2024[/size]The cells construct special compartments within themselves to temporarily sequester the proteins.[size=0]—Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2024[/size][/size]