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sequester

Sequester is a 9 letter word which starts with the letter S and ends with the letter R for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(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.
(v. t.) To cause (one) to submit to the process of sequestration; to deprive (one) of one's estate property etc.
(v. t.) To set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things.
(v. t.) To cause to retire or withdraw into obscurity; to seclude; to withdraw; -- often used reflexively.
(v. i.) To withdraw; to retire.

Syllable Information

The word sequester is a 9 letter word that has 3 syllable 's . The syllable division for sequester is: se-ques-ter


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