sequester
/sɪ'kwɛstər/
verb
9 letters3 syllables18 points in Scrabble®19 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
VERB
1
Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority.
2
Keep away from others.
“He sequestered himself in his study to write a book”
3
Set apart from others.
“The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on”
4
Requisition forcibly, as of enemy property.
“the estate was sequestered”
5
Undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion.
“The cations were sequestered”
WORD FORMS
Related formsequestration
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®19 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinequestersay
Starts & ends withS … R
Syllablesse · ques · ter
SYNONYMS & RELATED11
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