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Verb sequester has 5 senses

sequester - requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered"
--₁ is one way to take
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize - take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
--₂ is one way to take

Derived form: noun sequestration₄
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
sequester - undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered"
--₃ is one way to change

Derived form: noun sequestration₂
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw - keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
--₄ is one way to isolate, insulate

Derived form: noun sequestration₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate - set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
--₅ is one way to separate, disunite, divide, part
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something