adjective
providing privacy or seclusion
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Examples
- the cloistered academic world of books
- sat close together in the sequestered pergola
- sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree
- a secluded romantic spot
adjective
kept separate and secluded
Examples
- a sequestered jury
verb
requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
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- the estate was sequestered
verb
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
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- The FBI seized the drugs
- The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
- The police confiscated the stolen artwork
verb
undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion
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- The cations were sequestered
verb
keep away from others
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Examples
- He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
verb
set apart from others
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- The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on