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Detailed Synonyms for confiscate in English

confiscate:

to confiscate verb (confiscates, confiscated, confiscating)

  1. to confiscate
    to confiscate; to seize; to forfeit
    • confiscate verb (confiscates, confiscated, confiscating)
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • forfeit verb (forfeits, forfeited, forfeiting)
  2. to confiscate
    to seize; to confiscate
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • confiscate verb (confiscates, confiscated, confiscating)
  3. to confiscate
    – take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority 1
    to seize; to attach; to confiscate; sequester; impound
    – take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority 1
    • seize verb (seizes, seized, seizing)
      • The FBI seized the drugs1
    • attach verb (attaches, attached, attaching)
    • confiscate verb (confiscates, confiscated, confiscating)
      • The police confiscated the stolen artwork1
    • sequester verb
    • impound verb
      • The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment1

Conjugations for confiscate:

present
  1. confiscate
  2. confiscate
  3. confiscates
  4. confiscate
  5. confiscate
  6. confiscate
simple past
  1. confiscated
  2. confiscated
  3. confiscated
  4. confiscated
  5. confiscated
  6. confiscated
present perfect
  1. have confiscated
  2. have confiscated
  3. has confiscated
  4. have confiscated
  5. have confiscated
  6. have confiscated
past continuous
  1. was confiscating
  2. were confiscating
  3. was confiscating
  4. were confiscating
  5. were confiscating
  6. were confiscating
future
  1. shall confiscate
  2. will confiscate
  3. will confiscate
  4. shall confiscate
  5. will confiscate
  6. will confiscate
continuous present
  1. am confiscating
  2. are confiscating
  3. is confiscating
  4. are confiscating
  5. are confiscating
  6. are confiscating
subjunctive
  1. be confiscated
  2. be confiscated
  3. be confiscated
  4. be confiscated
  5. be confiscated
  6. be confiscated
diverse
  1. confiscate!
  2. let's confiscate!
  3. confiscated
  4. confiscating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

confiscate adj

  1. confiscate
    – surrendered as a penalty 1
    forfeit; confiscate; forfeited
    – surrendered as a penalty 1

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Related Definitions for "confiscate":

  1. surrendered as a penalty1
  2. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority1
    • The police confiscated the stolen artwork1