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
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Starts & ends withS … R
Syllablesse · ques · ter
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