History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
banish

to send (a person) away, especially out of a city, country etc as a punishment

expel from place or situation

commandeer

to seize (provisions etc) for military use under martial law

seize, take over

confiscate

to take possession of (private property) without payment (as punishment or to enforce authority)

steal; seize

expropriate

to take away (property owned by another person)

seize

insulate

(especially science) to cover or separate something with material that stops heat, electricity etc from passing through

protect; close off

isolate

to put or keep (a person, thing) apart from others

cut off, set apart

polarize

(to cause something) to centre on two opposite, conflicting or contrasting positions

divide

seclude

to keep (a person, oneself) away from the company of others; secluded = separate and quiet, isolated

isolate, hide

segregate

to put (a person, thing) apart from the rest; separate

discriminate and separate

SEQUESTER as in Wiktionary
SEQUESTER as in Wikipedia