"sequester" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɪˈkwɛs.tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /səˈkwɛs.tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sɪˈkwɛs.tɚ/ [General-American], /səˈkwɛs.tɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-sequester.ogg Forms: sequesters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English sequestren (verb) and sequestre (noun), from Old French sequestrer, from Late Latin sequestrō (“separate, give up for safekeeping”), from Latin sequester (“mediator, depositary”), probably originally meaning "follower", from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“follow”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sekʷ-|id=follow}}, {{inh|en|enm|sequestren|pos=verb}} Middle English sequestren (verb), {{der|en|fro|sequestrer}} Old French sequestrer, {{der|en|LL.|sequestrō|t=separate, give up for safekeeping}} Late Latin sequestrō (“separate, give up for safekeeping”), {{der|en|la|sequester||mediator, depositary}} Latin sequester (“mediator, depositary”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*sekʷ-|id=follow|t=follow}} Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“follow”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sequester (plural sequesters)
  1. sequestration; separation Translations (sequestration, separation): отделяне (otdeljane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), изолиране (izolirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), Abscheidung (German), Abtrennung (German), Absonderung (German), areszt [masculine] (Polish), sekwestr [masculine] (Polish), sekwestracja [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-sequester-en-noun-Ygpa3iPo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 13 3 4 6 18 3 8 7 1 2 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 19 16 2 2 4 19 2 10 3 1 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 15 18 2 2 4 13 2 7 3 1 2 4 11 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 17 13 1 1 3 16 1 8 2 1 1 5 14 1 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 19 13 2 3 6 11 4 9 8 2 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 19 15 3 3 6 13 3 8 4 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 21 16 2 3 5 12 3 8 7 1 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 19 15 2 3 7 11 4 8 5 3 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 20 18 2 3 5 13 2 8 4 2 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 18 19 14 3 3 5 12 3 8 8 2 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 18 13 4 4 6 16 3 7 7 2 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 17 15 3 4 6 11 3 9 7 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 19 22 17 2 2 5 13 2 9 3 1 2 4 Disambiguation of 'sequestration, separation': 85 9 6
  2. (law) A person with whom two or more contending parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy; one who mediates between two parties; a referee Categories (topical): Law, People Translations (a person with whom two or more parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy): Zwangsverwalter (German), Sequester (German)
    Sense id: en-sequester-en-noun-KOX45RwZ Disambiguation of People: 1 35 1 11 11 6 4 25 0 6 0 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 13 3 4 6 18 3 8 7 1 2 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 19 16 2 2 4 19 2 10 3 1 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 15 18 2 2 4 13 2 7 3 1 2 4 11 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 17 13 1 1 3 16 1 8 2 1 1 5 14 1 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 19 13 2 3 6 11 4 9 8 2 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 24 13 4 3 5 11 3 8 8 1 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 19 15 3 3 6 13 3 8 4 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 21 16 2 3 5 12 3 8 7 1 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 19 15 2 3 7 11 4 8 5 3 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 20 18 2 3 5 13 2 8 4 2 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 12 23 12 7 5 6 14 3 6 6 1 1 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 18 19 14 3 3 5 12 3 8 8 2 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 18 13 4 4 6 16 3 7 7 2 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 16 20 15 3 3 5 13 3 7 7 2 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 17 15 3 4 6 11 3 9 7 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 16 20 15 3 3 5 13 3 7 7 2 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 19 22 17 2 2 5 13 2 9 3 1 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 22 17 2 2 5 14 2 8 4 1 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 16 20 15 3 3 5 13 3 7 8 1 2 4 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'a person with whom two or more parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy': 11 80 8
  3. (medicine) A sequestrum. Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (a sequestrum): Sequester (German)
    Sense id: en-sequester-en-noun-kE6EU03u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 13 3 4 6 18 3 8 7 1 2 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 19 16 2 2 4 19 2 10 3 1 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 15 18 2 2 4 13 2 7 3 1 2 4 11 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 17 13 1 1 3 16 1 8 2 1 1 5 14 1 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 19 13 2 3 6 11 4 9 8 2 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 19 15 3 3 6 13 3 8 4 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 21 16 2 3 5 12 3 8 7 1 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 19 15 2 3 7 11 4 8 5 3 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 20 18 2 3 5 13 2 8 4 2 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 18 19 14 3 3 5 12 3 8 8 2 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 18 13 4 4 6 16 3 7 7 2 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 17 15 3 4 6 11 3 9 7 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 19 22 17 2 2 5 13 2 9 3 1 2 4 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'a sequestrum': 11 11 77

Verb

IPA: /sɪˈkwɛs.tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /səˈkwɛs.tə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sɪˈkwɛs.tɚ/ [General-American], /səˈkwɛs.tɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-sequester.ogg Forms: sequesters [present, singular, third-person], sequestering [participle, present], sequestered [participle, past], sequestered [past]
Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English sequestren (verb) and sequestre (noun), from Old French sequestrer, from Late Latin sequestrō (“separate, give up for safekeeping”), from Latin sequester (“mediator, depositary”), probably originally meaning "follower", from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“follow”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sekʷ-|id=follow}}, {{inh|en|enm|sequestren|pos=verb}} Middle English sequestren (verb), {{der|en|fro|sequestrer}} Old French sequestrer, {{der|en|LL.|sequestrō|t=separate, give up for safekeeping}} Late Latin sequestrō (“separate, give up for safekeeping”), {{der|en|la|sequester||mediator, depositary}} Latin sequester (“mediator, depositary”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*sekʷ-|id=follow|t=follow}} Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“follow”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} sequester (third-person singular simple present sequesters, present participle sequestering, simple past and past participle sequestered)
  1. To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw. Translations (to separate from all external influence): изолирам (izoliram) (Bulgarian), 隔离 (gélí) (Chinese Mandarin), 隔绝 (géjué) (Chinese Mandarin), oddělit (Czech), afzonderen (Dutch), eristää (Finnish), erottaa (Finnish), séquestrer (French), mettre sous séquestre (French), absondern (German), elkülönít (Hungarian), különválaszt (Hungarian), 격리하다 (gyeongnihada) (Korean), sekvestrere (Norwegian), sechestra (Romanian), pune sub sechestru (Romanian), изолировать (izolirovatʹ) (Russian), separar (Spanish), aislar (Spanish), enclaustrar (Spanish), inclaustrar (Spanish), ayırmak (Turkish), tecrit etmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-sequester-en-verb-FgpXTn6m Disambiguation of 'to separate from all external influence': 54 13 16 4 4 1 4 0 2 1
  2. To separate in order to store. Translations (to separate in order to store): отделям (otdeljam) (Bulgarian), abscheiden (German), секвестировать (sekvestirovatʹ) (Russian), уре́зать (urézatʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sequester-en-verb-UErOq7TP Disambiguation of 'to separate in order to store': 10 71 11 2 1 1 3 0 1 1
  3. To set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things. Synonyms: set apart
    Sense id: en-sequester-en-verb-en:set_apart
  4. (chemistry) To prevent an ion in solution from behaving normally by forming a coordination compound Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (chemistry: to prevent an ion from behaving normally): séquestrer (French), sechestra (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-sequester-en-verb-pQtcnDUt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 13 3 4 6 18 3 8 7 1 2 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 19 16 2 2 4 19 2 10 3 1 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 15 18 2 2 4 13 2 7 3 1 2 4 11 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 17 13 1 1 3 16 1 8 2 1 1 5 14 1 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 19 13 2 3 6 11 4 9 8 2 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 19 15 3 3 6 13 3 8 4 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 21 16 2 3 5 12 3 8 7 1 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 19 15 2 3 7 11 4 8 5 3 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 20 18 2 3 5 13 2 8 4 2 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 18 19 14 3 3 5 12 3 8 8 2 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 18 13 4 4 6 16 3 7 7 2 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 17 15 3 4 6 11 3 9 7 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 19 22 17 2 2 5 13 2 9 3 1 2 4 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'chemistry: to prevent an ion from behaving normally': 9 3 9 57 8 3 8 1 1 2
  5. (law) To temporarily remove (property) from the possession of its owner and hold it as security against legal claims. Categories (topical): Law Translations (law: to temporarily remove (property) from the possession of its owner and hold it as security against legal claims): 假扣押 (jiǎ kòuyā) (Chinese Mandarin), takavarikoida (Finnish), zár alá vesz (Hungarian), lefoglal (Hungarian), elkoboz (Hungarian), zárol (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-sequester-en-verb-8A0~qTd1 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'law: to temporarily remove (property) from the possession of its owner and hold it as security against legal claims': 3 1 15 2 52 3 17 3 2 1
  6. To cause (one) to submit to the process of sequestration; to deprive (one) of one's estate, property, etc.
    Sense id: en-sequester-en-verb-eel8gJFH
  7. (transitive, US, politics, law) To remove (certain funds) automatically from a budget. Tags: US, transitive Categories (topical): Law, Politics Translations (US, politics, law: to remove (certain funds) automatically from a budget): elkülönít (Hungarian), félrevonul (Hungarian), elzárkózik (Hungarian), visszavonul (Hungarian), elkülönül (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-sequester-en-verb-m44mUqBt Categories (other): American English Topics: government, law, politics Disambiguation of 'US, politics, law: to remove (certain funds) automatically from a budget': 4 2 21 3 19 4 42 2 3 1
  8. (international law) To seize and hold enemy property. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-sequester-en-verb-MnpLdicw
  9. (intransitive) To withdraw; to retire. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-sequester-en-verb-YxYFU9U~
  10. To renounce (as a widow may) any concern with the estate of her husband.
    Sense id: en-sequester-en-verb-~3ToQQij
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: segregate Derived forms: sequestrable adjective, sequestered adjective, sequestrate verb, sequestration noun, sequestrator noun Related terms: sequel, sequence, sequacious, segue

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1594–1597, Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Will[iam] Stansby [for Matthew Lownes], published 1611, →OCLC, (please specify the page):",
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          "roman": "izolirovatʹ",
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          "word": "изолировать"
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          "sense": "to separate from all external influence",
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to separate from all external influence",
          "word": "aislar"
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          "_dis1": "54 13 16 4 4 1 4 0 2 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to separate from all external influence",
          "word": "enclaustrar"
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "to separate from all external influence",
          "word": "inclaustrar"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to separate from all external influence",
          "word": "ayırmak"
        },
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          "_dis1": "54 13 16 4 4 1 4 0 2 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to separate from all external influence",
          "word": "tecrit etmek"
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          "text": "The coal burning plant was ordered to sequester its CO₂ emissions.",
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          "_dis1": "10 71 11 2 1 1 3 0 1 1",
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          "roman": "otdeljam",
          "sense": "to separate in order to store",
          "word": "отделям"
        },
        {
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to separate in order to store",
          "word": "abscheiden"
        },
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          "_dis1": "10 71 11 2 1 1 3 0 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sekvestirovatʹ",
          "sense": "to separate in order to store",
          "word": "секвестировать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 71 11 2 1 1 3 0 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "urézatʹ",
          "sense": "to separate in order to store",
          "word": "уре́зать"
        }
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          "ref": "a. 1627 (date written), Francis [Bacon], “Considerations Touching a VVarre vvith Spaine. […]”, in William Rawley, editor, Certaine Miscellany VVorks of the Right Honourable Francis Lo. Verulam, Viscount S. Alban. […], London: […] I. Hauiland for Humphrey Robinson, […], published 1629, →OCLC:",
          "text": "I had wholly sequestered my thoughts from civil affairs.",
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        "To set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things."
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