What is the meaning of the word "sequester"?

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  1. keep away from others copy to clipboard verb
    • I sequestered myself in my study to write a book. copy to clipboard
  2. requisition forcibly, as of enemy property copy to clipboard verb
    • the estate was sequestered copy to clipboard
  3. set apart from others copy to clipboard verb
    • The dentist sequesters the tooth they are working on. copy to clipboard
  4. undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion copy to clipboard verb
    • The cations were sequestered copy to clipboard

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