Sequester Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Sequester

isolate
The definition of isolate is to separate a person from others and put him by himself, or to separate out a problem to deal with separately, or extracting a part from a hole.
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segregate
To segregate is to separate a group of people because of race, gender or religion, or to set apart or keep separate.
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cloister
To protect or isolate.
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take-leave
(Often with of) To depart.
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confine
To keep shut up, as in prison, in bed because of illness, indoors, etc.
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sequestrate
To sequester.
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set apart
To select (something or someone) for a specific purpose.
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set off
(Idiomatic, intransitive) To leave; to begin a journey or trip.
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confiscate
To confiscate is for an authority figure to take something away, often as a penalty.
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seize
To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance)
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withdraw
To take back (a comment, etc).
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separate
The definition of separate is to pull apart, disconnect or divide.
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appropriate
To set aside for a specific use or certain person
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insulate
To separate a body or material from others, eg. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.
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quarantine
To retain in obligatory isolation or separation, as a sanitary measure to prevent the spread of contagious disease.
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seclude
To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw from society or into solitude: as, to seclude oneself from the world.
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close off
To seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter.
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cut off
To end abruptly.
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keep apart
set apart from others
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impound
(Law, banking) To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest.
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attach
To affix or append; add:
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Antonyms for Sequester

reveal
To cause to be seen; show:
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uncover
To manifest or disclose; reveal:
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bring out
(Chiefly UK) To place (something new for public sale) on the market; roll out.
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make public
isolate, seclude
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Words Related to Sequester

retire
To give up one's work, business, career, etc., esp. because of advanced age
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include
To contain, as parts of a whole; to comprehend.
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retreat
To decline in value:
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oxidize
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unburnt
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Sequester Sentence Examples

  • To keep them safe, the man decided to sequester his most valuable items in a safe.

  • The plan is to sequester ourselves in a cabin for a few days and separate ourselves from all technology.

  • The doctor recommended that the ill patient should sequester himself in an isolated room to avoid infecting others.

  • The court will sequester all assets of the man until he pays what is due.

  • Finally, when reforestation is for a permanent land change, forests can remove and sequester carbon from the atmosphere.

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