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Definition of Confiscate
1. Verb. Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority. "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
Exact synonyms: Attach, Impound, Seize, Sequester
Generic synonyms: Take
Specialized synonyms: Condemn, Garnish, Garnishee, Distrain
Related verbs: Sequester
Derivative terms: Attachment, Confiscation, Impounding, Impoundment, Seizure, Sequestration
Generic synonyms: Take
Specialized synonyms: Condemn, Garnish, Garnishee, Distrain
Related verbs: Sequester
Derivative terms: Attachment, Confiscation, Impounding, Impoundment, Seizure, Sequestration
2. Adjective. Surrendered as a penalty.
Definition of Confiscate
1. a. Seized and appropriated by the government to the public use; forfeited.
2. v. t. To seize as forfeited to the public treasury; to appropriate to the public use.
Definition of Confiscate
1. [v -CATED, -CATING, -CATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Confiscate
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