Sequester: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Sequester verb. To isolate or keep apart, as a jury during a trial.
How to say it
sih-KWES-tuh/sɪˈkwɛstə/
3 syllables, stressed on the second (KWES). Forms: sequestered.
Meanings
- To isolate or keep apart, as a jury during a trial.
- To take legal possession of property until a debt is paid or a dispute settled.
Sequester in a sentence
The jury was sequestered in a hotel to keep them away from the news.
She sequestered herself in a cottage to finish the novel.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- isolate
- seclude
- confiscate
- impound
Where sequester comes from
From Latin sequestrare, to hand over to a trustee, from sequester, a trustee.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
She _____ herself in a cottage to finish the novel.
- disenfranchise
- embezzle
- sequester
Show the answer
sequester: She sequestered herself in a cottage to finish the novel.