sequestrate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsiːkwɛstreɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(si kwes′trāt)

Inflections of 'sequestrate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
sequestrates
v 3rd person singular
sequestrating
v pres p
sequestrated
v past
sequestrated
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
se•ques•trate  (si kwes′trāt),USA pronunciation v.t., -trat•ed, -trat•ing. 
  1. Law
    • to sequester (property).
    • to confiscate.
  2. to separate; seclude.
  • Latin sequestrātus (past participle of sequestrāre), equivalent. to sequestr- (see sequester) + -ātus -ate1
  • 1505–15
se•ques•tra•tor  (sē′kwes trā′tər, si kwes′trā-),USA pronunciation n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sequestrate / sɪˈkwɛstreɪt/ (transitive)
  1. a variant of sequester3
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin sequestrāre to sequestersequestrator / ˈsiːkwɛsˌtreɪtə sɪˈkwɛsˌtreɪtə/

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