sequesters

1. requisition forcibly, as of enemy propertyExamples: "the estate was sequestered"Synonyms: sequester

2. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authorityExamples: "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"Synonyms: attach, confiscate, impound, seize, sequester

3. undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ionExamples: "The cations were sequestered"Synonyms: sequester

4. keep away from othersExamples: "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"Synonyms: seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw

5. set apart from othersExamples: "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"Synonyms: isolate, keep apart, sequester, sequestrate, set apart