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se·ques·trate (sḗkwĭ-strāt́, sĕḱwĭ-, sĭ-kwĕśtrāt́)

[Middle English sequestraten, from Latin sequestrāre, sequestrāt-, to give up for safekeeping; see sequester.]

transitive verb: -trat·ed, -trat·ing, -trates. 

  1. Chiefly British To seize; confiscate: “The sheriffs … will be able to seize stock and other assets, and to sequestrate bank accounts belonging to defaulters” (Daily Telegraph)
  2. To seclude; sequester.