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Sequester and Hide

verb

  • Requisition forcibly, as of enemy property.
    • usage: "the estate was sequestered"
  • Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority.
    • usage: "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
  • Undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion.
    • usage: "The cations were sequestered"
  • Keep away from others.
    • usage: "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
  • Set apart from others.
    • usage: "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"

noun

  • The dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal.
  • Body covering of a living animal.

verb

  • Prevent from being seen or discovered.
    • usage: "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
  • Be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety.
    • usage: "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana"
  • Cover as if with a shroud.
    • usage: "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"
  • Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing.
    • usage: "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"