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to confiscate
01
to officially take away something from someone, usually as punishment
Transitive: to confiscate a possession
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
confiscate
3rd person singular
confiscates
Present participle
confiscating
Past simple
confiscated
Past participle
confiscated
Examples
The customs officer may confiscate prohibited items at the border.
confiscate
01
surrendered or taken because of a rule violation or penalty
Grammatical Information
Composition
past participle adjective
qualitative
Superlative
most confiscate
Comparative
more confiscate
gradable
Examples
The confiscate goods were displayed in the courtroom.
Lexical Tree
confiscation
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