confiscate
To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holderTo use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
» We need to confiscate their weapons.
Треба конфіскувати їхню зброю.
Meaning
1 sensesTo use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
In schools, it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions.
beschlagnahmen, konfiszieren
конфискова́тьkonfiskovátʹ, изыма́тьizymátʹ, изъя́тьizʺjátʹ
конфіскува́тиkonfiskuváty, вилуча́тиvylučáty, ви́лучитиvýlučyty
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
Examples
63 sentencesWe need to confiscate their weapons.
Треба конфіскувати їхню зброю.
Tom's passport has been confiscated.
У Тома конфіскували паспорт.
I'll have to confiscate your knife.
ruМне придётся конфисковать у вас нож.
We're going to confiscate your guns.
Tom's phone was confiscated by the teacher.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin cōnfiscātus, the perfect passive participle of Latin cōnfiscō (“to seiBorrowed from Latin cōnfiscātus, the perfect passive participle of Latin cōnfiscō (“to seize for the public treasury (fiscus)”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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Forms
confiscates, confiscating, confiscated, confiscated| Base form | confiscate · to confiscate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | confiscates |
| Present participle | confiscating |
| Past simple | confiscated |
| Past participle | confiscated |
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Synonyms
12 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle