sequester

Definitions of sequester in various dictionaries:

verb - requisition forcibly, as of enemy property

verb - take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

verb - undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion

verb - keep away from others

verb - set apart from others

To cause to withdraw into seclusion.

To remove or set apart; segregate.

Law.

To take temporary possession of (property) as security against legal claims.

To undergo sequestration.