to sequester
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8.1
- verb
- /sɪˈkwɛstər/
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- To ensure a fair trial, the judge ordered the jury to be sequestered until the end of the case.
And insulin is there as a a hormone that's intended to sequester nutrients into cells.
- And insulin is there as a a hormone that's intended to sequester nutrients into cells.
- They're going to try to sequester this issue, control it, contain it back to the old Sullivan quote, Learn about it, but say nothing.
- We, we started sequestering by the week before me by we, I mean in my house, we stopped contact and going out of about a week before the lockdown.
- Today, that poem could well be applied to the Mideast, where the nation's weight sequestered in their hate.
Examples
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If you can't take the call at your home office, at least sequester yourself in your car or a quiet corner.
Academic text (2009) -
But now, with Asmund sequestered in the brig, his curiosity had come to the forefront.
Fiction book (1991) -
Is it simply to sequester people away from us?
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Then I decided what evidence we would choose to sequester.
Fiction book (1995) -
I need him sequestered for a spell while I get a few things in order.
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Much of his days, George spent sequestered in his room, working, he said, on a new translation.
Fiction book (2002) -
The bishop has Alice sequestered till after the service.
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We are sequestered, and they must be shielded from all news that may influence their judgement.
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Once they began their deliberations, he explained, they would be sequestered until they reached a verdict.
Fiction book (2000) -
And until the second culprit has been apprehended, the girl will be much safer if sequestered at her Aunt's residence.
Synonyms
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4.2
To keep someone or something apart from others
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3.2
To stop people or objects from touching and mixing
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6.8
To separate things or parts for a special purpose
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3.9
To keep something separate for a special use or to show it as different
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6.7
To keep somebody away from other people
To separate someone or something from others by official action
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Sequester comes from the Latin word sequestrare, which meant 'to set aside' or 'to put in someone else's care'. So, to sequester a jury or patient is to put them apart from others to keep them free from outside influence.