sequester 音标拼音: [sɪkw'ɛstɚ]
vt . 使隐退,使隔绝,扣押,没收
使隐退,使隔绝,扣押,没收
sequester v 1 :
requisition forcibly ,
as of enemy property ; "
the estate was sequestered "
2 :
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 " [
synonym : {
impound }, {
attach }, {
sequester },
{
confiscate }, {
seize }]
3 :
undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion ; "
The cations were sequestered "
4 :
keep away from others ; "
He sequestered himself in his study to write a book " [
synonym : {
seclude }, {
sequester }, {
sequestrate },
{
withdraw }]
5 :
set apart from others ; "
The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on " [
synonym : {
sequester }, {
sequestrate }, {
keep apart }, {
set apart }, {
isolate }]
Sequester \
Se *
ques "
ter \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Sequestered };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Sequestering }.] [
F .
s ['
e ]
questrer ,
L .
sequestrare to give up for safe keeping ,
from sequester a depositary or trustee in whose hands the thing contested was placed until the dispute was settled .
Cf . {
Sequestrate }.]
1 . (
Law )
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 .
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Formerly the goods of a defendant in chancery were ,
in the last resort ,
sequestered and detained to enforce the decrees of the court .
And now the profits of a benefice are sequestered to pay the debts of ecclesiastics . --
Blackstone .
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2 .
To cause (
one )
to submit to the process of sequestration ;
to deprive (
one )
of one '
s estate ,
property ,
etc .
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It was his tailor and his cook ,
his fine fashions and his French ragouts ,
which sequestered him .
--
South .
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3 .
To set apart ;
to put aside ;
to remove ;
to separate from other things .
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I had wholly sequestered my civil affairss . --
Bacon .
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4 .
To cause to retire or withdraw into obscurity ;
to seclude ;
to withdraw ; --
often used reflexively .
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When men most sequester themselves from action .
--
Hooker .
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A love and desire to sequester a man '
s self for a higher conversation . --
Bacon .
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Sequester \
Se *
ques "
ter \,
v .
i .
1 .
To withdraw ;
to retire . [
Obs .]
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To sequester out of the world into Atlantic and Utopian politics . --
Milton .
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2 . (
Law )
To renounce (
as a widow may )
any concern with the estate of her husband .
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Sequester \
Se *
ques "
ter \,
n .
1 .
Sequestration ;
separation . [
R .]
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2 . (
Law )
A person with whom two or more contending parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy ;
one who mediates between two parties ;
a mediator ;
an umpire or referee . --
Bouvier .
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3 . (
Med .)
Same as {
Sequestrum }.
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75 Moby Thesaurus words for "
sequester ":
abrupt ,
accroach ,
alienate ,
annex ,
arrogate ,
attach ,
cast off ,
cast out ,
cloister ,
close off ,
collectivize ,
commandeer ,
communalize ,
communize ,
confiscate ,
cut adrift ,
cut off ,
cut out ,
delete ,
depart ,
disarticulate ,
disconnect ,
disengage ,
disjoin ,
disjoint ,
dispossess ,
dissociate ,
distrain ,
disunite ,
divide ,
divorce ,
eject ,
enisle ,
estrange ,
expel ,
expropriate ,
garnish ,
hide ,
impound ,
impress ,
insulate ,
island ,
isolate ,
leave ,
levy ,
nationalize ,
part ,
preempt ,
press ,
pull away ,
pull back ,
pull out ,
replevin ,
replevy ,
secrete ,
segregate ,
seize ,
separate ,
sequestrate ,
set apart ,
set aside ,
shut off ,
socialize ,
split ,
stand aloof ,
stand apart ,
stand aside ,
step aside ,
subtract ,
take ,
throw off ,
throw out ,
uncouple ,
unyoke ,
withdraw
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SEQUESTER Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Setting someone or something apart (figuratively “to the side”) from the rest is sequester ’s raison d’être We frequently hear it in the context of the courtroom, as juries are sometimes sequestered for the safety of their members or to prevent the influence of outside sources on a verdict
SEQUESTER Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Sequester definition: to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude See examples of SEQUESTER used in a sentence
SEQUESTER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary SEQUESTER definition: 1 to take temporary possession of someone's property until they have paid money that is owed or… Learn more
sequester verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and . . . Definition of sequester verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
SEQUESTER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary When property is sequestered, it is taken officially from someone who has debts, usually after a decision in a court of law If the debts are paid off, the property is returned to its owner If someone is sequestered somewhere, they are isolated from other people Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Sequester - definition of sequester by The Free Dictionary To remove or isolate (a chemical, often a gas) from an environment by incorporation, mixing, or insertion under pressure: plants that sequester toxins from wetlands; plans to sequester carbon dioxide produced by a power plant by injection into an underground aquifer
sequester - Wiktionary, the free dictionary sequester (third-person singular simple present sequesters, present participle sequestering, simple past and past participle sequestered) To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw quotations