| VERB | possession | sequester | requisition forcibly, as of enemy property |
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| possession | sequester, impound, attach, confiscate, seize | take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority | |
| change | sequester | undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion | |
| change | sequester, seclude, sequestrate, withdraw | keep away from others | |
| change | sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate | set apart from others |
| Sounds | sihkweh'ster | |
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| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | requisition forcibly, as of enemy property. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "the estate was sequestered" | |
| Broader | take | Take into one's possession |
| Similar to | impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize | Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority |
| Meaning | Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | impound, attach, confiscate, seize | |
| Narrower | condemn | Appropriate (property) for public use |
| distrain | confiscate by distress | |
| garnishee, garnish | Take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support | |
| Broader | take | Take into one's possession |
| Similar to | sequester | requisition forcibly, as of enemy property |
| Spanish | apoderar, capturar, confiscar, decomisar, embargar, incautarse, incautar, intervenir, secuestrar | |
| Catalan | apoderar, capturar, comissar, confiscar, decomissar, embargar, incautar, intervenir | |
| Nouns | sequestration | seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits / profits pay the demand for which it was seized |
| Meaning | Undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The cations were sequestered" | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Nouns | sequestration | the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions |
| Meaning | Keep away from others. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" | |
| Synonyms | seclude, sequestrate, withdraw | |
| Narrower | lose | Withdraw, as from reality |
| Broader | isolate, insulate | place or set apart |
| Similar to | adjourn, withdraw, retire | break from a meeting or gathering |
| Spanish | recluirse, retirarse | |
| Catalan | aïllar, apartar, isolar-se, recloure, retirar | |
| Nouns | sequestration | the act of segregating or sequestering |
| Meaning | set apart from others. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" | |
| Synonyms | sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate | |
| Broader | separate, disunite, divide, part | Force, take, or pull apart |
| Spanish | aislar, mantener aislado, poner aparte, segregar, separar | |
| Catalan | aïllar, isolar, separar | |
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