Sequestrate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

keep away from others

set apart from others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈiːkwɪstɹˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈiːkwɪstɹˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈiːkwɪstɹˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈiːkwɪstɹˌeɪt/.

Examples

He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

set apart isolate sequester keep apart seclude withdraw

Parts of Speech

verb	keep away from others “He sequestered himself in his study to write a book”
verb	set apart from others “The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on”

Word Forms

seclusion	noun	the act of secluding yourself from others
sequestration	noun	the act of segregating or sequestering
withdrawer	noun	an individualist who withdraws from social interaction
withdrawal	noun	the act of withdrawing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sequestrieren

Halten Sie sich von anderen fern

🇫🇷French

saisir

tenir à l'écart des autres

🇪🇸Spanish

embargar

mantenerse alejado de los demás

🇮🇹Italian

sequestrare

stare lontano dagli altri

🇳🇱Dutch

in beslag nemen

blijf uit de buurt van anderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

sequestrar

mantenha-se longe dos outros

🇷🇺Russian

секвестрировать

держаться подальше от других

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज़ब्त करना

दूसरों से दूर रहें

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্ছিন্ন করা

অন্যদের থেকে দূরে রাখুন

🇮🇳Tamil

தனிமைப்படுத்து

மற்றவர்களிடமிருந்து விலகி இருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్బంధించు

ఇతరులకు దూరంగా ఉంచండి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वतंत्र करणे

इतरांपासून दूर रहा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અલગ કરવું

અન્ય લોકોથી દૂર રહો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಿ

ಇತರರಿಂದ ದೂರವಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിടിച്ചുനിർത്തുക

മറ്റുള്ളവരിൽ നിന്ന് അകന്നു നിൽക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੱਖ ਕਰਨਾ

ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਰ ਰੱਖੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

الگ کرنا

دوسروں سے دور رہو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扣押

远离他人

🇯🇵Japanese

隔離する

他人から遠ざける

🇰🇷Korean

격리하다

다른 사람들로부터 멀리 떨어져 있으세요

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cô lập

tránh xa người khác

🇹🇭Thai

อายัด

ให้ห่างจากผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyita

menjauhkan diri dari orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

sunugin

lumayo sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

mengasingkan

jauhkan diri dari orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عزل

الابتعاد عن الآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

توقیف کردن

دوری از دیگران

🇹🇷Turkish

haciz etmek

başkalarından uzak dur

🇮🇱Hebrew

לסתור

להתרחק מאחרים

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The primary meaning of 'sequestrate' is 'keep away from others'.

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Using 'sequestrate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sequestrate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sequestrate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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