Sequester
Meaning:
Sequester means to isolate, segregate, seclude, set apart or hide away. Separate and store something harmful in a way that keeps it safe from causing harm. In legal parlance, it means to confiscate or take temporary possession of a property.
Origin:
The term first appeared in English in the 14th Century. It is derived from the Late Latin sequestrare “to place in safekeeping or to handover to a trustee” from the Latin sequester “trustee.”
Usage:
A forest sequesters carbon and gives out oxygen. Coal plants should be closed if they do not find a way to sequester the carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, they emit. She sequesters herself in her room to write her speech.
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