sequester
English Thesaurus
1. set apart from others (verb.change)
2. keep away from others (verb.change)
3. undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | change, |
| definition | : | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change) |
| domain category | : | chemical science, chemistry, |
| definition | : | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition) |
4. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | take, |
| definition | : | take into one's possession (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | condemn, |
| definition | : | appropriate (property) for public use (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | garnish, garnishee, |
| definition | : | take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | distrain, |
| definition | : | confiscate by distress (verb.possession) |
| verb group | : | sequester, |
| definition | : | requisition forcibly, as of enemy property (verb.possession) |
5. requisition forcibly, as of enemy property (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | take, |
| definition | : | take into one's possession (verb.possession) |
6. keep away from others (verb.change)
| derivation | : | withdrawal, |
| definition | : | the act of withdrawing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | seclusion, |
| definition | : | the act of secluding yourself from others (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | withdrawer, |
| definition | : | an individualist who withdraws from social interaction (noun.person) |
7. undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion (verb.change)
| derivation | : | sequestration, |
| definition | : | the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions (noun.process) |
8. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | seizure, |
| definition | : | the taking possession of something by legal process (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | requisition, sequestration, |
| definition | : | seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | attachment, |
| definition | : | a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding (noun.communication) |
9. keep away from others (verb.change)
| derivation | : | withdrawal, |
| definition | : | the act of withdrawing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | seclusion, |
| definition | : | the act of secluding yourself from others (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | withdrawer, |
| definition | : | an individualist who withdraws from social interaction (noun.person) |
10. undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion (verb.change)
| derivation | : | sequestration, |
| definition | : | the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions (noun.process) |
11. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | seizure, |
| definition | : | the taking possession of something by legal process (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | requisition, sequestration, |
| definition | : | seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | attachment, |
| definition | : | a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding (noun.communication) |
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