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se·ques·trate
(sē′kwĭ-strāt′, sĕk′wĭ-, sĭ-kwĕs′trāt′)tr.v. se·ques·trat·ed, se·ques·trat·ing, se·ques·trates
To sequester.
[Middle English sequestraten, from Latin sequestrāre, sequestrāt-, to give up for safekeeping; see sequester.]
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sequestrate
(sɪˈkwɛstreɪt)vb (tr)
1. (Law) law a variant of sequester 3
2. (Law) chiefly Scots law
a. to place (the property of a bankrupt) in the hands of a trustee for the benefit of his creditors
b. to render (a person) bankrupt
3. archaic to seclude or separate
[C16: from Late Latin sequestrāre to sequester]
sequestrator n
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sequestrate
Past participle: sequestrated
Gerund: sequestrating
| Imperative |
|---|
| sequestrate |
| sequestrate |
| Present |
|---|
| I sequestrate |
| you sequestrate |
| he/she/it sequestrates |
| we sequestrate |
| you sequestrate |
| they sequestrate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I sequestrated |
| you sequestrated |
| he/she/it sequestrated |
| we sequestrated |
| you sequestrated |
| they sequestrated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am sequestrating |
| you are sequestrating |
| he/she/it is sequestrating |
| we are sequestrating |
| you are sequestrating |
| they are sequestrating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have sequestrated |
| you have sequestrated |
| he/she/it has sequestrated |
| we have sequestrated |
| you have sequestrated |
| they have sequestrated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was sequestrating |
| you were sequestrating |
| he/she/it was sequestrating |
| we were sequestrating |
| you were sequestrating |
| they were sequestrating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had sequestrated |
| you had sequestrated |
| he/she/it had sequestrated |
| we had sequestrated |
| you had sequestrated |
| they had sequestrated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will sequestrate |
| you will sequestrate |
| he/she/it will sequestrate |
| we will sequestrate |
| you will sequestrate |
| they will sequestrate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have sequestrated |
| you will have sequestrated |
| he/she/it will have sequestrated |
| we will have sequestrated |
| you will have sequestrated |
| they will have sequestrated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be sequestrating |
| you will be sequestrating |
| he/she/it will be sequestrating |
| we will be sequestrating |
| you will be sequestrating |
| they will be sequestrating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been sequestrating |
| you have been sequestrating |
| he/she/it has been sequestrating |
| we have been sequestrating |
| you have been sequestrating |
| they have been sequestrating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been sequestrating |
| you will have been sequestrating |
| he/she/it will have been sequestrating |
| we will have been sequestrating |
| you will have been sequestrating |
| they will have been sequestrating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been sequestrating |
| you had been sequestrating |
| he/she/it had been sequestrating |
| we had been sequestrating |
| you had been sequestrating |
| they had been sequestrating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would sequestrate |
| you would sequestrate |
| he/she/it would sequestrate |
| we would sequestrate |
| you would sequestrate |
| they would sequestrate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have sequestrated |
| you would have sequestrated |
| he/she/it would have sequestrated |
| we would have sequestrated |
| you would have sequestrated |
| they would have sequestrated |
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Verb 1. sequestrate - keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
2. sequestrate - set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
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sequestrate
vt (Jur) → sequestrieren
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