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sequestrate

[ si-kwes-treyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, se·ques·trat·ed, se·ques·trat·ing.

sequestrate

/ ˈsiːkwɛsˌtreɪtə; sɪˈkwɛsˌtreɪtə; sɪˈkwɛstreɪt /

See sequester
law a variant of sequester
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
archaic.
to seclude or separate

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

C16: from Late Latin sequestrāre to sequester

I have not yet handed him his cuffs, which I have ventured to sequestrate on the ground that they are spotted with our ink.

Grimes had hinted to his friend how easy it would be to sequestrate this money without Morrell knowing it.

Any scheme to sequestrate, to hide it under a bushel, or to put it under lock and key, is a shallow device.

Revolutionary committees every where sequestrate in the gross, in order to plunder in detail.

To use his influence over Major Dabney to sequestrate, absolutely sequestrate, a full third of our property!

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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