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SEQUESTRATE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Set apart from others

Example:

The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on

Synonyms:

isolate; keep apart; sequester; sequestrate; set apart

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "sequestrate" is one way to...):

disunite; divide; part; separate (force, take, or pull apart)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Keep away from others

Example:

He sequestered himself in his study to write a book

Synonyms:

seclude; sequester; sequestrate; withdraw

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "sequestrate" is one way to...):

insulate; isolate (place or set apart)

Verb group:

adjourn; retire; withdraw (break from a meeting or gathering)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sequestrate"):

lose (withdraw, as from reality)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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