confiscate
Confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeitConfiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.
» We need to confiscate their weapons.
Треба конфіскувати їхню зброю. — Ahha
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1 senses(not comparable, obsolete)Confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.
- surrendered as a penalty
Examples
63 sentencesWe need to confiscate their weapons.
Треба конфіскувати їхню зброю. — Ahha
Tom's passport has been confiscated.
У Тома конфіскували паспорт. — deniko
I'll have to confiscate your knife.
ruМне придётся конфисковать у вас нож. — marafon
We're going to confiscate your guns.
Tom's phone was confiscated by the teacher.
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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Synonyms
2 synonyms- surrendered as a penalty:forfeitforfeited