sequester

verbs

requisition forcibly, as of enemy property

"the estate was sequestered"

sequester

verb group

take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

"The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

is a type of (narrower)

take into one's possession

"We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"

take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

"The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

attach, confiscate, impound, seize, sequester

is derived from

undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion

"The cations were sequestered"

sequester

is derived from

domain category

the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

is a type of (narrower)

undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

"She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

keep away from others

"He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"

seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw

is derived from

set apart from others

"The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"