sequester

Meaning

To isolate or hide away.

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

Example Sentences

The carbon captured by trees can be sequestered for years.

The jury was sequestered during the high-profile trial.

Synonyms

isolate, seclude, segregate, confiscate, separate, quarantine

Entry 1

isolate, seclude, segregate

Entry 2

isolate, seclude, confiscate, separate, quarantine

Antonyms

unite, join, integrate, release, liberate, free

Entry 1

unite, join, integrate

Entry 2

release, liberate, free

Collocations

sequester property, sequester assets, sequester oneself