sequester

intransitive verb

To remove or set apart; segregate or hide: synonym: isolate.

intransitive verb

To cause to withdraw into seclusion.

intransitive verb

To remove or isolate (a chemical, often a gas) from an environment by incorporation, mixing, or insertion under pressure.

intransitive verb

To take temporary possession of (property) as security against legal claims.

intransitive verb

To requisition and confiscate (enemy property).

intransitive verb

To undergo sequestration.

noun

The act of sequestering; sequestration; separation; seclusion.

noun

In law, a person with whom two or more parties to a suit or controversy deposit the subject of controversy; a mediator or referee between two parties; an umpire.

To put aside; remove; separate from other things; seclude; withdraw.