sequester

(verb) requisition forcibly, as of enemy property. Example: "The estate was sequestered."

(verb) take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority. Synonyms: impound, attach, confiscate, seize. Examples: "The fbi seized the drugs." "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment." "The police confiscated the stolen artwork."

(verb) undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion. Example: "The cations were sequestered."

(verb) keep away from others. Synonyms: seclude, sequestrate, withdraw. Example: "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book."

(verb) set apart from others. Synonyms: sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate. Example: "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on."