Definition of sequester Sequester

/sɪkwɛˈstɚ/ - [sikwester] - se•ques•ter

We found 27 definitions of sequester from 6 different sources.

What does sequester mean?

WordNet

Verb sequesters, sequestering, sequestered
sequester - undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered"
		change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
		chemical science, chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
sequester - requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered"
		take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
sequester - set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
		sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate
		disunite, part, divide, separate perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"
sequester - take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
		impound, attach, confiscate, seize
		take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
		condemn declare or judge unfit for use or habitation; "The building was condemned by the inspector"
		sequester set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
		garnishee, garnish take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt"
		distrain legally take something in place of a debt payment
sequester - keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
		seclude, sequestrate, withdraw
		insulate, isolate protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"

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Wiktionary

sequester (Noun)
sequestration; separation.
sequester (Noun)
A person with whom two or more contending parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy; one who mediates between two parties; a referee.
sequester (Noun)
A sequestrum.
sequester (Verb)
To separate from all external influence.
sequester (Verb)
To separate in order to store.
sequester (Verb)
To prevent an ion in solution from behaving normally by forming a coordination compound .
sequester (Verb)
To temporarily remove property from the possession of its owner and hold it as security against legal claims.
sequester (Verb)
To remove certain funds automatically from a budget.
sequester (Verb)
To lay off from employment in response to government tax cut related to Budget Control Act of 2011.
sequester (Verb)
To seize and hold enemy property.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

sequester (v. t.)
To separate from the owner for a time; to take from parties in controversy and put into the possession of an indifferent person; to seize or take possession of, as property belonging to another, and hold it till the profits have paid the demand for which it is taken, or till the owner has performed the decree of court, or clears himself of contempt; in international law, to confiscate.
sequester (v. t.)
To cause (one) to submit to the process of sequestration; to deprive (one) of one's estate, property, etc.
sequester (v. t.)
To set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things.
sequester (v. t.)
To cause to retire or withdraw into obscurity; to seclude; to withdraw; -- often used reflexively.
sequester (v. i.)
To withdraw; to retire.
sequester (v. i.)
To renounce (as a widow may) any concern with the estate of her husband.
sequester (n.)
Sequestration; separation.
sequester (n.)
A person with whom two or more contending parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy; one who mediates between two parties; a mediator; an umpire or referee.
sequester (n.)
Same as Sequestrum.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

sequester
To take possession of by force or authority.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

sequester
sē-kwes′tėr, v.t. to separate: to withdraw from society: to seclude: to set apart: (law) to place anything contested into the hands of a third person till the dispute is settled: to hold the property of another till the profits pay the demands: to take possession of the estate of a bankrupt in order to distribute it among the creditors: to confiscate.—v.i. to renounce any interest in the estate of a husband.—n. (Shak.) the act of sequestering: an umpire.—adjs. Sēques′tered, retired, secluded; Seques′trable.—v.t. Sēques′trate (law), to sequester.—ns. Sēquestrā′tion, the Scotch legal term for bankruptcy: the act of sequestering, esp. the seizure of any one's property for the use of the state during dispute, or for the benefit of creditors: state of being separated: seclusion from society; Sēquestrā′tor, one who sequesters another's property: one to whom property is committed during dispute. [O. Fr. sequestrer—Low L. sequestrāre, -ātum—L. sequester, a depositary—sequi, to follow.]