sequestrate

[ si-kwes-treyt ]

/ sɪˈkwɛs treɪt /

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verb (used with object), se·ques·trat·ed, se·ques·trat·ing.

Law.

to sequester (property).
to confiscate.

to separate; seclude.

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Origin of sequestrate

1505–15; <Latin sequestrātus (past participle of sequestrāre), equivalent to sequestr- (see sequester) + -ātus-ate¹

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se·ques·tra·tor

[see-kwes-trey-ter, si-kwes-trey-], /ˈsi kwɛsˌtreɪ tər, sɪˈkwɛs treɪ-/, noun

Words nearby sequestrate

sequentially, sequentially compact set, sequential scanning, sequester, sequestrant, sequestrate, sequestration, sequestrectomy, sequestrum, sequin, sequoia

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How to use sequestrate in a sentence

I have not yet handed him his cuffs, which I have ventured to sequestrate on the ground that they are spotted with our ink.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 148, January 13th 1915|Various
Grimes had hinted to his friend how easy it would be to sequestrate this money without Morrell knowing it.
The Girl from Sunset Ranch|Amy Bell Marlowe
Any scheme to sequestrate, to hide it under a bushel, or to put it under lock and key, is a shallow device.
Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O|Various
Revolutionary committees every where sequestrate in the gross, in order to plunder in detail.
A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Complete|An English Lady

To use his influence over Major Dabney to sequestrate, absolutely sequestrate, a full third of our property!
The Quickening|Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for sequestrate

sequestrate

/ (sɪˈkwɛstreɪt) /

verb (tr)

law a variant of sequester (def. 3)

mainly Scots law

to place (the property of a bankrupt) in the hands of a trustee for the benefit of his creditors
to render (a person) bankrupt

archaic to seclude or separate

Derived forms of sequestrate

sequestrator (ˈsiːkwɛsˌtreɪtə, sɪˈkwɛsˌtreɪtə), noun

Word Origin for sequestrate

C16: from Late Latin sequestrāre to sequester

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