1. (

• sequester ,

) requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered" ;

2. (

• impound ,
• attach ,
• sequester ,
• confiscate ,
• seize ,

) 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" ;

3. (

• sequester ,

) undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered" ;

4. (

• seclude ,
• sequester ,
• sequestrate ,
• withdraw

) keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" ;

5. (

• sequester ,
• sequestrate ,
• keep_apart ,
• set_apart ,
• isolate ,

) set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" ;