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sequester

verb

sɪˈkwɛstər

Meaning

To isolate or hide away.

To isolate or hide away; to take possession of assets until a debt has been paid.

The carbon captured by trees can be sequestered for years.

The jury was sequestered during the high-profile trial.

isolate, seclude, segregate, confiscate, separate, quarantine

Entry 1

isolate, seclude, segregate

Entry 2

isolate, seclude, confiscate, separate, quarantine

unite, join, integrate, release, liberate, free

Entry 1

unite, join, integrate

Entry 2

release, liberate, free

sequester property, sequester assets, sequester oneself

To speed up a process or complete work quickly.

to praise formally or officially

to flow or leak slowly through small openings or pores

To agree to do or begin to do something important or difficult.

to tell someone about something; to give information

To put together or combine with something else; to increase the number, amount, or value.