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sequester

/sɪˈkwestə/verb

उच्चारण सिक्वेस्ट

(संपत्ति) कुर्क करना, अस्थायी रूप से ज़ब्त करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] law

    to take temporary control of somebody's property until they have paid a debt or obeyed a court order

    (संपत्ति) कुर्क करना, अस्थायी रूप से ज़ब्त करना

    • The court ordered the company's assets to be sequestered.
    • His property was sequestered until the loan was repaid.

    Synonyms confiscate seize impound take over

    Opposite release return

  2. 2

    [T] formal

    to keep a person or a group of people away from others

    अलग रखना, एकांत में रखना

    • The jury was sequestered during the trial.
    • The writer sequestered herself in a hill cottage to finish her novel.

    Synonyms isolate seclude separate cut off

  3. 3

    [T] technical

    to capture a substance such as carbon dioxide and store it so that it cannot cause harm

    (कार्बन आदि को) सोखकर संचित करना

    • Forests sequester large amounts of carbon.

    Synonyms capture absorb store

◇Word family
sequestration nounsequestered adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

confiscate seize impound take over isolate seclude separate cut off capture absorb store

Antonyms

release return

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General knowledge

Carbon sequestration means capturing carbon dioxide and storing it in forests, oceans, soil or underground rocks.

Carbon sequestration का अर्थ है carbon dioxide को पकड़कर जंगलों, महासागरों, मिट्टी या ज़मीन के नीचे की चट्टानों में संचित करना।