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  • 111sequester — /sɪ kwestə/, sequestrate / si:kwɪstreɪtˌ sɪ kwestreɪt/ verb to take and keep a bank account or property because a court has ordered it ● The union was fined for contempt of court and its funds have been sequestrated …

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  • 112sequester — ► VERB 1) isolate or hide away. 2) another term for SEQUESTRATE(Cf. ↑sequestrator). ORIGIN Latin sequestrare commit for safekeeping , from sequester trustee …

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  • 113disunite — verb 1. part; cease or break association with She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president • Syn: ↑disassociate, ↑dissociate, ↑divorce, ↑disjoint • Derivationally related forms: ↑disunion, ↑ …

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  • 114keep apart — verb set apart from others The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on • Syn: ↑sequester, ↑sequestrate, ↑set apart, ↑isolate • Hypernyms: ↑separate, ↑disunite, ↑ …

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  • 115sequester — v.tr. 1 (esp. as sequestered adj.) seclude, isolate, set apart (sequester oneself from the world; a sequestered life; a sequestered cottage). 2 = SEQUESTRATE. 3 Chem. bind (a metal ion) so that it cannot react. Etymology: ME f. OF sequestrer or… …

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  • 116set apart — verb 1. select something or someone for a specific purpose (Freq. 1) The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise • Syn: ↑assign, ↑specify • Derivationally related forms: ↑specification (for: ↑ …

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  • 117take possession of — SEIZE, appropriate, impound, expropriate, sequestrate, sequester, confiscate; take, get, acquire, obtain, procure, possess oneself of, get hold of, get one s hands on; capture, commandeer, requisition; …

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  • 118sequestrator — prounc at sequestrate+ə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Late Latin sequestratus (past participle) + Latin or …

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  • 119LIBYA — LIBYA, country in N. Africa, consisting of the regions of Tripolitania, Cyrenaica (see cyrene ), and Fezzan. Isolated finds of Jewish origin from pre Exilic Ereẓ Israel were discovered both in Cyrenaica and Tripolitania, but there is no reliable… …

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