sequester

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /sɪˈkwɛstɚ/ UK /sɪˈkwɛstə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to isolate or set apart; to seize property temporarily by law

The jury was sequestered for the duration of the trial.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to isolate or set apart; to... isolate seclude segregate separate confine impound

Opposites

release reunite integrate liberate

Word family

Derived forms sequestered sequestrationsequesterable

Related forms sequestratesequestrum

Etymology

From Latin sequestrare ('to give up for safekeeping, set aside'), from sequester ('a depositary, mediator, trustee'), itself from sequi ('to follow').

sequestrare Latin sequester Latin

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# sequester

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /sɪˈkwɛstɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /sɪˈkwɛstə/

## Meanings
1. to isolate or set apart; to seize property temporarily by law

## Examples
- The jury was sequestered for the duration of the trial.

## Synonyms
- isolate
- seclude
- segregate
- separate
- confine
- impound

## Antonyms
- release
- reunite
- integrate
- liberate

## Derived Forms
- sequestered
- sequestration
- sequesterable

## Related Forms
- sequestrate
- sequestrum

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sequestrare
- Root: sequester

## Etymology
From Latin sequestrare ('to give up for safekeeping, set aside'), from sequester ('a depositary, mediator, trustee'), itself from sequi ('to follow').

## AI Etymology
Sequester comes from Latin sequestrare ('to give up for safekeeping, set aside'), from sequester ('a depositary, mediator, trustee'), itself from sequi ('to follow'). The historical chain includes Latin sequestrare and Latin sequester. Older glosses in the chain include "to give up for safekeeping, set aside", "a depositary, mediator, trustee", and "to follow", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, sequester is best read as borrowing, yielding an English verb shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a verb, with the sense "to isolate or set apart; to seize property temporarily by law". English derivatives include sequestered, sequestration, and sequesterable; related forms include sequestrate and sequestrum. The result is an English verb whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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