confiscate

English

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Etymology

From Latin confiscare ("to declare property of the fisc").

Verb

confiscate (third-person singular simple present confiscates, present participle confiscating, simple past and past participle confiscated)

1. (transitive) To take possession of by force or authority; expropriate.

   In schools it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions.

Synonyms

• (take possession of): ‎appropriate‎, ‎arrogate‎, ‎usurp‎, ‎steal‎, ‎rob‎

Translations

take possession of by force

Bulgarian: конфискувам (bg) Czech: zabavit (cs) Danish: konfiskere Dutch: confisqueren (nl) Esperanto: konfiski (eo) Finnish: takavarikoida (fi) French: confisquer (fr) German: konfiszieren (de)

Hebrew: החרים (he) (hekhrím) Hungarian: elkoboz (hu) Italian: confiscare (it) Russian: конфисковать (ru) (konfiskovát’) Spanish: decomisar (es) Swedish: konfiskera (sv) Telugu: జప్తు చేయు (japtu cEyu) Urdu: قبضے میں لینا

See also

• confiscation

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Italian

Verb

confiscate

1. second-person plural present indicative of confiscare
2. second-person plural imperative of confiscare
3. Feminine plural of confiscato

Anagrams

• confacesti
• sfioccante

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Latin

Verb

confiscāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of confiscō