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   sequester

   /sɪˈkwɛstə/

   verb

   • 1. isolate or hide away: "she is sequestered in deepest Dorset" Similar isolate oneselfhide oneself awayshut oneself awayseclude oneselfcut/shut oneself offset oneself apartsegregate oneselfcloset oneselfwithdraw oneselfremove oneselfretire
   • 2. another term for sequestrate
   • 3. form a chelate or other stable compound with (an ion, atom, or molecule) so that it is no longer available for reactions: "non-precipitating water softeners use complex phosphates to sequester calcium and magnesium ions"

   noun

   • 1. a general cut in government spending: US "if the budget deal hadn't gone through, there would have been a sequester of at least $100 billion"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French sequestrer or late Latin sequestrare ‘commit for safekeeping’, from Latin sequester ‘trustee’.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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