sequestrate

(si kwestrāt′; sēkwə strāt′, sekwə-)

transitive verb sequestrated, sequestrating

sequester

Origin: < LL sequestratus, pp.: see sequester

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See sequestrate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb se·ques·trat·ed, se·ques·trat·ing, se·ques·trates
  1. Chiefly British To seize; confiscate: “The sheriffs … will be able to seize stock and other assets, and to sequestrate bank accounts belonging to defaulters” (Daily Telegraph).
  2. To seclude; sequester.

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Origin: Middle English sequestraten

Origin: , from Latin sequestrāre, sequestrāt-, to give up for safekeeping; see sequester

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