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    sequester - Dictionary definition and meaning for word sequester

    Definition
    (verb) requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
    Example Sentence
    • the estate was sequestered
    Definition
    (verb) take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
    Synonyms : attach , confiscate , impound , seize
    Example Sentence
    • The FBI seized the drugs
    • The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
    • The police confiscated the stolen artwork
    Definition
    (verb) undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion
    Example Sentence
    • The cations were sequestered
    Definition
    (verb) keep away from others
    Synonyms : seclude , sequestrate , withdraw
    Example Sentence
    • He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
    Definition
    (verb) set apart from others
    Example Sentence
    • The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sequester

seek + quest - those who seek to find something as a part of a quest have to leave the society or seclude themselves from it.

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If I seek rest I would prefer seclusion

Sounds like Silverter, Jab Tweaty ne Silverter ka popat kiya.. To Silverster had to retire from public life.

sequester =see+twister==>when u see twister u "isolate" from ur dwelling place

1st meaning: isolated:a person who quests the sea and lives ther alone<br><br> 2nd meaning : take possesions legally : suppose you lent me money for some land. with that money i buy an island. If m unable to payback u quest my sea

SYLVESTER stallone has now 'retired from public life' he is 'isolated' from films now

SEQUESTER ~ se (sea) + quester (questions) : He sequestered himself in his science books to find answers to questions related to sea water.

SEclude+QUEST-He SEcluded himself/isolated from family in QUEST of money and power

SEQUESTER or RETIRE - to exclude or ostracize from a society or group.

The adventurous guy went on a SEA-QUEST to find the mythical sea monster .. Being a dangerous journey, he had to journey alone. He find the monster on an ISOLATED and SECLUDED region of the ocean..

He was left SECLUDED and ISOLATED when his property was CONFISCATED

He was set apart from others and was sent on sea quest.

sequester: sequence + star i.e the stars r sited in sequence , isolated from each other

the requester was sequestered and beaten up to death

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