How do you pronounce sequester?

sequester is pronounced as /sɪˈkwɛstər/.

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sequester

🔒sequester (sikwéstər)

verb

/sɪˈkwɛstər/

secuestrar (sekwestrar)

sequent sequestrate

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Meaning

To isolate or hide away; to take possession of assets until a debt has been paid.

To isolate or hide away.

Traducción del significado

Aislar o esconder; tomar posesión de bienes hasta que se pague una deuda.

Oraciones de ejemplo

The jury was sequestered during the high-profile trial.

El jurado fue aislado durante el juicio de alto perfil.

The carbon captured by trees can be sequestered for years.

El carbono capturado por los árboles puede ser aislado durante años.

Synonyms

isolate, seclude, confiscate, separate, quarantine, segregate

Entrada 1

isolate, seclude, confiscate, separate, quarantine

Entrada 2

isolate, seclude, segregate

Antonyms

release, liberate, free, unite, join, integrate

Entrada 1

release, liberate, free

Entrada 2

unite, join, integrate

Colocaciones

sequester property, sequester assets, sequester oneself

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