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  • 81seclude — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To isolate] Syn. quarantine, ostracize, evict; see separate 2 . 2. [To hide] Syn. screen out, conceal, cover; see hide 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. isolate, sequester, hide, segregate, insulate, go into retreat,… …

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  • 82Taking — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Taking >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 taking taking &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 reception reception &c.(taking in) 296 Sgm: N 1 deglutition deglutition &c.(taking food) 298 Sgm: N 1 appropriation appropriation prehension …

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  • 83Condemnation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Condemnation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 condemnation condemnation conviction judgment penalty sentence Sgm: N 1 proscription proscription damnation Sgm: N 1 death warrant death warrant GRP: N 2 …

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  • 84sequester — se|ques|ter [sıˈkwestə US ər] v [T usually passive] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: sequestrer, from Late Latin sequestrare to give to someone to keep safe , from Latin sequester someone given something to keep safe ] 1.) to keep a …

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  • 85sequester — se|ques|ter [ sı kwestər ] verb transitive 1. ) to keep a group of people, especially a JURY in a court trial, apart from other people 2. ) LEGAL to SEQUESTRATE …

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  • 86sequestrato — pl.m. sequestrati sing.f. sequestrata pl.f. sequestrate …

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  • 87sequester — [[t]sɪkwe̱stə(r)[/t]] sequesters, sequestering, sequestered 1) VERB Sequester means the same as sequestrate. [LEGAL] [be V ed] Everything he owned was sequestered. [Also V n] 2) VERB If someone is sequestered somewhere, they are isolated from… …

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  • 88sequester — [sɪ kwɛstə] verb 1》 [often as adjective sequestered] isolate or hide away. 2》 another term for sequestrate. 3》 Chemistry form a chelate or other stable compound with (an ion, molecule, etc.) so that it cannot react. Origin ME: from OFr.… …

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  • 89sequester — v. a. 1. Separate, set aside, sequestrate. 2. Remove, put aside, separate, set apart. 3. Withdraw, seclude, retire …

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  • 90sequester — verb (T) 1 to force a group of people, such as a jury, to stay away from other people 2 to sequestrate …

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