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confiscate

[ verb kon-fuh-skeyt; adjective kuhn-fis-kit ]

verb (used with object)

confiscated, confiscating.
  1. to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
  2. to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily:

    The border guards confiscated our movie cameras.



adjective

  1. seized or appropriated, as for public use.

confiscate

/ ˈɒԴɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. to seize (property), esp for public use and esp by way of a penalty
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. seized or confiscated; forfeit
  2. having lost or been deprived of property through confiscation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDzԴھˈپDz, noun
  • ˈDzԴھˌٴǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz·ھ··· adjective
  • Dz·ھ··پDz [kon-f, uh, -, skey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • Dz·ھ··ٴǰ noun
  • ·Dz·ھ·ٱ verb (used with object) reconfiscated reconfiscating
  • ܲ·Dz·ھ·· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of confiscate1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin DzԴھٳܲ “seized,” past participle of DzԴھ “to seize for the public treasury,” equivalent to con- con- + fisc(us) “basket, moneybag, public treasury” ( fiscal ) + -, verb infinitive suffix
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of confiscate1

C16: from Latin DzԴھ to seize for the public treasury, from fiscus basket, treasury
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For central banks navigating complex political dynamics, gold provides a unique advantage: It cannot be frozen or confiscated.

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He says his phone was confiscated when he was detained.

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Last month in Koawaya, a hamlet wedged near Syria’s border with Jordan and Israel, Israeli troops were running patrols to confiscate weapons when local men opened fire to prevent them from entering the village.

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Do I know others who had a peanut butter sandwich confiscated?

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The son told the neighbor that they had been trying for years to get police to confiscate Vaughn’s weapons.

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