cocoon vs sequester

cocoon

verb
  • To withdraw into such a case. 

  • To envelop in a protective case. 

noun
  • The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. 

  • Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical. 

sequester

verb
  • To withdraw; to retire. 

  • To separate in order to store. 

  • To cause (one) to submit to the process of sequestration; to deprive (one) of one's estate, property, etc. 

  • To prevent an ion in solution from behaving normally by forming a coordination compound 

  • To remove (certain funds) automatically from a budget. 

  • To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw. 

  • To renounce (as a widow may) any concern with the estate of her husband. 

  • To set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things. 

  • To seize and hold enemy property. 

  • To temporarily remove (property) from the possession of its owner and hold it as security against legal claims. 

noun
  • sequestration; separation 

  • A person with whom two or more contending parties deposit the subject matter of the controversy; one who mediates between two parties; a referee 

  • A sequestrum. 

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