sequester
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[edit] Etymology
Late Latin sequestrō (“set aside”), from Latin sequester (“mediator, trustee”).
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sequester (third-person singular simple present sequesters, present participle sequestering, simple past and past participle sequestered)
- To separate from all external influence.
- The jury was sequestered from the press by the judge's order.
- To separate in order to store.
- The coal burning plant was ordered to sequester its CO2 emissions.
- (chemistry) To prevent an ion in solution from behaving normally by forming a coordination compound
[edit] Translations
To separate from all external influence
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To separate in order to store
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(chemistry) to prevent an ion from behaving normally
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[edit] Related terms
- sequestrable adjective
- sequestered adjective
- sequestrate verb
- sequestration noun
- sequestrator noun
