SEQUESTER - Translation from English into German

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se·ques·ter [sɪˈkwestəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans usu passive

1. sequester LAW (temporarily confiscate):

to sequester sth: etw beschlagnahmen [o. form konfiszieren]

to sequester sth: form sequestrieren

to sequester an estate/sb's property: ein Grundstück/jds Vermögen beschlagnahmen

2. sequester Am (isolate):

to sequester sb: jdn absondern [o. isolieren]

Present
I	sequester
you	sequester
he/she/it	sequesters
we	sequester
you	sequester
they	sequester

Past
I	sequestered
you	sequestered
he/she/it	sequestered
we	sequestered
you	sequestered
they	sequestered

Present Perfect
I	have	sequestered
you	have	sequestered
he/she/it	has	sequestered
we	have	sequestered
you	have	sequestered
they	have	sequestered

Past Perfect
I	had	sequestered
you	had	sequestered
he/she/it	had	sequestered
we	had	sequestered
you	had	sequestered
they	had	sequestered

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sequester an estate/sb's property: ein Grundstück/jds Vermögen beschlagnahmen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Damaged red cells are phagocytosed and sequestered (taken out of circulation) in the spleen.

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The quartet travel together for a while, and she reveals she has an illegitimate son that was sequestered from her, allegedly due to her blindness.

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At this point the metal can be alone or already sequestered by a chelating agent or other compound.

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Alternatively, membrane integrity can be assessed by monitoring the passage of substances that are normally sequestered inside cells to the outside.

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The project is designed to sequester at least five million tons of carbon dioxide over 30 years while protecting critical rainforest habitat.

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