SEQUESTER


Meaning of SEQUESTER in English

v.tr.

1. (esp. as sequestered adj.) seclude, isolate, set apart (sequester oneself from the world; a sequestered life; a sequestered cottage).

2 SEQUESTRATE.

3 Chem. bind (a metal ion) so that it cannot react.

Etymology: ME f. OF sequestrer or LL sequestrare commit for safe keeping f. L sequester trustee

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.