noun
sequestration
see-kwuh-STRAY-shuhn/ˌsiːkwəˈstreɪʃn/
Isolation from ordinary contact or circulation.
The specimen's sequestration keeps its jar isolated in a separate closed compartment.
Etymology
A depositing for safekeeping involved placing something in another’s custody. The associated idea of removal developed into separation, so sequestration names the act of setting something apart.
In context
once we capture the CO2, we can store it uh in a geological sequestration or the enhanced oil recovery.
More examples
- Carbon sequestration keeps captured carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
- Her voluntary sequestration in a remote cabin gives her time to write.
- The judge orders sequestration to prevent witnesses from hearing other testimony.
Forms
sequestration · sequestrations
sequester verb — To keep apart from ordinary contact or use.
Similar words
- isolation
- Emphasizes lack of contact, whether deliberate or accidental.
- separation
- Means keeping things apart without necessarily restricting outside contact.
- confinement
- Emphasizes restricted movement rather than removal from contact or circulation.