sequestrate

[ si-kwes-treyt ]
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verb (used with object),se·ques·trat·ed, se·ques·trat·ing.
  1. Law.

  2. to separate; seclude.

Origin of sequestrate

1
1505–15; <Latin sequestrātus (past participle of sequestrāre), equivalent to sequestr- (see sequester) + -ātus-ate1

Other words from sequestrate

  • se·ques·tra·tor [see-kwes-trey-ter, si-kwes-trey-], /ˈsi kwɛsˌtreɪ tər, sɪˈkwɛs treɪ-/, noun

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How to use sequestrate in a sentence

  • Therefore there was no object to be gained in merely sequestrating the note, since Madge proposed to go there unless stopped.

    The Angel of Pain | E. F. Benson
  • Besides, everything regarding the certificate and sequestrating of Clear had been quite legal.

    The Silent House | Fergus Hume
  • We killed seals by sequestrating the bulls, surrounding them, and clubbing them at a certain point of the forehead.

    The Mystery | Stewart Edward White and Samuel Hopkins Adams
  • "We have no excuse for sequestrating the estates," replied Ireton.

    The World's Greatest Books, Volume V. | Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.

British Dictionary definitions for sequestrate

sequestrate

/ (sɪˈkwɛstreɪt) /


verb(tr)
  1. law a variant of sequester (def. 3)

  2. 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

  1. archaic to seclude or separate

Origin of sequestrate

1
C16: from Late Latin sequestrāre to sequester

Derived forms of sequestrate

  • sequestrator (ˈsiːkwɛsˌtreɪtə, sɪˈkwɛsˌtreɪtə), noun

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