SEQUESTER

(verb) set apart from others
"The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
synonyms : isolate , keep apart , sequestrate , set apart
(verb) keep away from others
"He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
synonyms : seclude , sequestrate , withdraw
(verb) undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion
"The cations were sequestered"
(verb) 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"
synonyms : attach , confiscate , impound , seize
(verb) requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
"the estate was sequestered"

Mnemonics for sequester

(Tag: ) seek + quest - those who seek to find something as a part of a quest have to leave the society or seclude themselves from it.
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(Tag: ) If I seek rest I would prefer seclusion
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(Tag: ) Sounds like Silverter, Jab Tweaty ne Silverter ka popat kiya.. To Silverster had to retire from public life.
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(Tag: ) sequester =see+twister==>when u see twister u "isolate" from ur dwelling place
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(Tag: ) 1st meaning: isolated:a person who quests the sea and lives ther alone

2nd meaning : take possesions legally : suppose you lent me money for some land. with that money i buy an island. If m unable to payback u quest my sea
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(Tag: ) SYLVESTER stallone has now 'retired from public life' he is 'isolated' from films now
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(Tag: Global) SEQUESTER ~ se (sea) + quester (questions) : He sequestered himself in his science books to find answers to questions related to sea water.
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(Tag: SEclude+QUEST) SEclude+QUEST-He SEcluded himself/isolated from family in QUEST of money and power
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(Tag: ) He was set apart from others and was sent on sea quest.
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(Tag: both meanings) He was left SECLUDED and ISOLATED when his property was CONFISCATED
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(Tag: ) SEQUESTER or RETIRE - to exclude or ostracize from a society or group.
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(Tag: ) The adventurous guy went on a SEA-QUEST to find the mythical sea monster .. Being a dangerous journey, he had to journey alone. He find the monster on an ISOLATED and SECLUDED region of the ocean..
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(Tag: ) sequester: sequence + star i.e the stars r sited in sequence , isolated from each other
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