Synonyms for sequester
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Seize
2. Separate — to set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things
set apart, appropriate, separate dated
3. Isolate
Definitions
- v. 1
To set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things.
- v. 2
To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
The jury was sequestered from the press by the judge's order.
- v. 3
To separate in order to store.
The coal burning plant was ordered to sequester its CO₂ emissions.
- v. 4
To prevent an ion in solution from behaving normally by forming a coordination compound.
Related words
- Word family
- sequel sequence sequacious
Forms
- Past participle
- sequestered
e.g. sequestered → seized, confiscated, attached, impounded…
Example sentences
- seclude You should seclude him from temptation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sequester | rising | |
| sequestrate | steady | |
| seclude | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- seize1
- 6 letters
- attach2
- 7 letters
- impress2, isolate3, impound2, seclude2
- 8 letters
- separate3, withdraw2
- 9 letters
- segregate3
- 10 letters
- confiscate3
- 11 letters
- appropriate4, sequestrate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (attach2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- séquestrer
- Italiano
- sequestrare
- Deutsch
- beschlagnahmen
- Català
- segrestar