sequester

A verb meaning to isolate or set apart, often used in legal or scientific contexts to refer to seizing property or isolating a substance.

ruГлагол, означающий изолировать или отделять, часто используемый в юридическом или научном контексте для обозначения изъятия имущества или изоляции вещества.esVerbo que significa aislar o separar, utilizado a menudo en contextos legales o científicos para indicar la incautación de bienes o el aislamiento de una sustancia.frVerbe signifiant isoler ou séparer, souvent utilisé dans un contexte juridique ou scientifique pour désigner la mise sous séquestre de biens ou l'isolement d'une substance.deDeutsches Verb, das bedeutet, etwas abzusondern, zu isolieren oder zu beschlagnahmen; häufig in juristischem oder wissenschaftlichem Kontext verwendet für die Einziehung von Vermögen oder die Absonderung eines Stoffes.ptVerbo que significa isolar ou separar algo, frequentemente usado em contexto jurídico ou científico para indicar a apreensão de bens ou o isolamento de uma substância.zh动词，指隔离、分离或扣押；常用于法律语境中表示扣押财产，或在科学语境中表示隔离、螯合某种物质。arفعل يعني عزل شيء أو فصله، ويُستخدم غالبًا في السياق القانوني للدلالة على حجز الممتلكات أو مصادرتها، وفي السياق العلمي للدلالة على عزل مادة أو احتجازها؛ كما يعني إبعاد شخص أو اعتزاله.

1. To seize property by legal authority C1 formal

   To take temporary possession of someone's property, especially as a security or due to legal proceedings.

   • The court ordered the bank to sequester the company's assets.
   • The government sequestered the property of the enemy state.
   • The landlord sequestered the tenant's belongings for unpaid rent.

   ruСеквестрироватьesembargar bienesfrSaisir par autorité légaledeBeschlagnahmenptSequstrar benszh扣押财产arحجز الممتلكات

   同义词: attachconfiscatedistrainimpoundseizesequestrate

   反义词: restorereturn

2. To isolate or keep apart B2 formal

   To keep someone or something away from others, often for safety, privacy, or quarantine.

   • The jury was sequestered during the trial to avoid outside influence.
   • The patient was sequestered in a special ward to prevent the spread of infection.
   • The witness was sequestered for her own protection.

   ruИзолироватьesAislar o mantener apartadofrisoler, mettre à l'écartdeAbsondernptIsolarzh隔离arعزل

   同义词: closetisolatequarantineremovesecludesegregateseparatewithdraw

   反义词: exposefreeintegrateminglerelease

3. To set apart or separate C1 formal

   To remove or separate something from a larger group or environment.

   • The scientist sequestered the chemical compound for further analysis.
   • The committee sequestered the controversial evidence from the main report.
   • The funds were sequestered for a special project.

   ruИзолироватьesseparar, apartarfrisoler, séparerdeAbsondernptIsolarzh隔离arعزل

   同义词: isolatesecludesegregateseparateset apartwithdraw

   反义词: associateincludeintegrateminglemixunite

4. To form a stable compound with an ion C2 formal

   In chemistry, to undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion, often to remove it from a solution.

   • The chelating agent sequesters metal ions in the water.
   • The compound sequesters calcium ions, preventing scale formation.
   • The process sequesters carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

   ruСвязывать ионessecuestrar (en química, formar un compuesto estable con un ion)frséquestrer (un ion)deIonen bindenptSequstrar íonzh螯合arربط الأيون

   同义词: bindchelatecomplexsequestrate

• sequestered past participle
• sequestered past simple
• sequestering present participle
• sequesters third person singular