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- pronunciation:
- sih
kwes
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
sequesters, sequestering, sequestered |
definition 1: |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude.
He sequestered himself to avoid publicity.- similar words:
- cloister
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definition 2: |
to confiscate and hold under restricted access.
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related words: |
chamber, isolate, levy, quarantine, secrete, segregate, separate |
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derivation: |
sequestrable (adj.) |
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