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- Dictionarysequester/sɪˈkwɛstə/
verb
- 1. isolate or hide away: "she is sequestered in deepest Dorset" Similar
- 2. another term for sequestrate
noun
- 1. a general cut in government spending: US "if the budget deal hadn't gone through, there would have been a sequester of at least $100 billion"
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SEQUESTER definition: 1. to take temporary possession of someone's property until they have paid money that is owed or…. Learn more.
The meaning of SEQUESTER is to set apart : segregate. How to use sequester in a sentence. Did you know?
The word sequester describes being kept away from others. If your sister tells you to stay out of the way so she can cook dinner for her new boyfriend, you might sequester yourself in your room.
To remove or isolate (a chemical, often a gas) from an environment by incorporation, mixing, or insertion under pressure: plants that sequester toxins from wetlands; plans to sequester carbon dioxide produced by a power plant by injection into an underground aquifer.
sequester in British English. (sɪˈkwɛstə ) verb (transitive) 1. to remove or separate. 2. (usually passive) to retire into seclusion. 3. law. to take (property) temporarily out of the possession of its owner, esp until the claims of creditors are satisfied or a court order is complied with.
Sequester definition: to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude. . See examples of SEQUESTER used in a sentence.
To remove or isolate (a chemical, often a gas) from an environment by incorporation, mixing, or insertion under pressure. Plants that sequester toxins from wetlands; plans to sequester carbon dioxide produced by a power plant by injection into an underground aquifer. American Heritage.