sequester

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Late Latin sequestrō (set aside), from Latin sequester (mediator, trustee).

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Infinitive
to sequester

Third person singular
sequesters

Simple past
sequestered

Past participle
sequestered

Present participle
sequestering

to sequester (third-person singular simple present sequesters, present participle sequestering, simple past and past participle sequestered)

  1. To separate from all external influence.
    The jury was sequestered from the press by the judge's order.
  2. To separate in order to store.
    The coal burning plant was ordered to sequester its CO2 emissions.
  3. (chemistry) To prevent an ion in solution from behaving normally by forming a coordination compound

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