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sequester

verb 9 letters Scrabble 18 WWF 19
Definitions
verb

take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

verb

keep away from others

“He sequestered himself in his study to write a book”

verb

set apart from others

“The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on”

verb

requisition forcibly, as of enemy property

“the estate was sequestered”

verb

undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion

“The cations were sequestered”

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