sequester

Meanings

• requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
  • "the estate was sequestered"
• take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
• undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion
  • "The cations were sequestered"
• keep away from others
  • "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
• set apart from others
  • "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"

Synonyms

attach, confiscate, impound, isolate, keep apart, seclude, seize, sequestrate, set apart, withdraw