sequestrate

Definition of Sequestrate in English :

keep away from others

Example Sentences:
'He sequestered himself in his study to write a book'

set apart from others

Example Sentences:
'The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sequestrate

verb (transitive)

1. law a variant of sequester (sense 3)

2. mainly Scots law

a.

to place (the property of a bankrupt) in the hands of a trustee for the benefit of his or her creditors

b.

to render (a person) bankrupt

3. archaic

to seclude or separate

verb transitiveWord forms: seˈquesˌtrated or seˈquesˌtrating

sequester

tr.v. se·ques·trat·ed, se·ques·trat·ing, se·ques·trates

To sequester.