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sequester in Dutch

sequester in Dutch is afzonderen — sequester means to keep someone or something away from all outside contact or influence.

sequester in Dutch

afzonderen
verb
To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.

What does "sequester" mean?

  1. verb To keep someone or something away from all outside contact or influence.
    "The jury was sequestered from the press by the judge's order."
  2. verb To set something apart in order to keep it in storage.
    "The coal burning plant was ordered to sequester its CO₂ emissions."
  3. verb To put something aside, away from everything else.
  4. verb (chemistry) To stop an ion in a solution behaving normally by locking it into a more complex compound.
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sequester in a sentence

  • The jury was sequestered from the press by the judge's order.
  • The coal burning plant was ordered to sequester its CO₂ emissions.

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What is "sequester" in Dutch?
"sequester" in Dutch is afzonderen. sequester means: To keep someone or something away from all outside contact or influence.
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