sequestrate

American  

[si-kwes-treyt] / sɪˈkwɛs treɪt /

verb (used with object)

sequestrated, sequestrating

1. Law.

   1. to sequester (property).

   2. to confiscate.

2. to separate; seclude.

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sequestrate British  

/ sɪˈkwɛsˌtreɪtə, ˈsiːkwɛsˌtreɪtə, sɪˈkwɛstreɪt /

verb

1. law a variant of sequester

2. Scots law

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

   2. to render (a person) bankrupt

3. archaic to seclude or separate

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Other Word Forms

• sequestrator
  noun

Etymology

Origin of sequestrate

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

Example Sentences

Under these circumstances, Mr. Carter was able to enter into Clement's views, and sequestrate himself for a short period for the more deliberate investigation of the Winchester business.

From Henry Dunbar A Novel by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

They have, besides, possessions in Belgium, Piedmont, and Italy, which I intend to sequestrate.

From World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France by Guizot, M. (François)

The commissary is warned not to sequestrate the property of the accused, but to see that it be administered by some capable person.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55 1582-1583 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century by Blair, Emma Helen

He accordingly issued a peremptory order to sequestrate every copy in Italy.

From Great Astronomers by Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir

It is true, wench," replied the knight; "and small cause would make the villains sequestrate the poor remains which the civil wars have left to the colleges.

From Woodstock; or, the Cavalier by Scott, Walter, Sir