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confiscate
[ verb kon-fuh-skeyt; adjective kuhn-fis-kit ]
verb (used with object)
, con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing.
- to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
- to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily:
The border guards confiscated our movie cameras.
adjective
- seized or appropriated, as for public use.
confiscate
/ ˈkɒnfɪˌskeɪt /
verb
- to seize (property), esp for public use and esp by way of a penalty
adjective
- seized or confiscated; forfeit
- having lost or been deprived of property through confiscation
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Derived Forms
- ˌconfisˈcation, noun
- ˈconfisˌcator, noun
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Other Words From
- con·fis·cat·a·ble adjective
- con·fis·ca·tion [kon-f, uh, -, skey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- con·fis·ca·tor noun
- re·con·fis·cate verb (used with object) reconfiscated reconfiscating
- un·con·fis·cat·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of confiscate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of confiscate1
C16: from Latin confiscāre to seize for the public treasury, from fiscus basket, treasury
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