What does "sequestration" mean?
The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.
Sequestration
noun
noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.
- Grammar: sequestration is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: abduction, alienation, annexation, apartheid.
- Useful contrasts: carbon dioxide release, carbon emission, carbon release.
- Usage evidence: Of the forced sequestration he has this to say, “Maybe there is a little bit more time to stare at a certain flower in the garden. Maybe there's a little bit more time to think about your friends and your family.”
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating. countable, uncountable
"In possession of ample property, it was not from motives of retrenchment he had quitted the frequented scenes of life; sequestration during the first months of marriage had been his choice, equally as that of his partner;[…]"
- 2 seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized wordnet
- 3 the act of segregating or sequestering wordnet
- 4 a writ that authorizes the seizure of property wordnet
- 5 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 wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
carbon dioxide releasecarbon emissioncarbon releaseincreased funding
Example
"Of the forced sequestration he has this to say, “Maybe there is a little bit more time to stare at a certain flower in the garden. Maybe there's a little bit more time to think about your friends and your family.”"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "sequestration"?
Common synonyms include: abduction, alienation, annexation, apartheid, attachment, automatic cuts.
How do you use "sequestration" in a sentence?
Of the forced sequestration he has this to say, “Maybe there is a little bit more time to stare at a certain flower in the garden. Maybe there's a little bit more time to think about your friends and your family.”
Etymology
From Middle French sequestration, from Late Latin sequestrātiō, from Latin sequestrō (“sequester”).