sequestrate
[ si-kwes-treyt ]
/ sɪˈkwɛs treɪt /
verb (used with object), se·ques·trat·ed, se·ques·trat·ing.
Law.
- to sequester (property).
- to confiscate.
to separate; seclude.
Words nearby sequestrate
sequential-access, sequentially compact set, sequester, sequestral, sequestrant, sequestrate, sequestration, sequestrectomy, sequestrum, sequin, sequoia
Origin of sequestrate
OTHER WORDS FROM sequestrate
se·ques·tra·tor [see-kwes-trey-ter, si-kwes-trey-] /ˈsi kwɛsˌtreɪ tər, sɪˈkwɛs treɪ-/, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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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), nounWord Origin for sequestrate
C16: from Late Latin sequestrāre to sequester
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