confiscate

Meanings

• Verb

  Seize and take away (someone else's property) by authority or law.

  - "The customs officer confiscated the smuggler's drugs."
  - "The school confiscated the student's phone for disrupting class."

• Verb

  Take (something) away from someone, typically illegally or by force.

  - "The thief confiscated the jewels from the museum."
  - "The army confiscated land for the new highway."

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

appropriate , arrogate , commandeer , expropriate , requisition , rob , steal , usurp

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with confiscate
congratulate , contemplate , collaborate , acclimate

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Variants

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confiscate , confiscated , confiscates , confiscating , confiscation , confiscations , confiscator , confiscators , confiscatory

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Etymology

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From Latin confiscare ‘deprive of, seize’, from com– ‘with’ + facere ‘make’.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'confiscate' first appeared in English in the late 15th century.

2. Confiscation was a common practice during the Roman Empire, with soldiers taking a portion of the spoils of war as their reward.

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Related Concepts

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1. Seizure: The act of taking possession of something, often used interchangeably with confiscation but referring specifically to taking possession immediately.

2. Forfeiture: The process of losing property rights due to a violation of law, which often results in confiscation.

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Culture

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Confiscation has been used throughout history in various contexts, such as military conquest, law enforcement, and tax collection. It can also be a theme in literature and art, symbolizing power, control, and loss.

How to Memorize "confiscate"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the action of taking something away from someone, like an officer taking a wallet from a suspect.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with words like 'seize', 'take away', or 'steal'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use a mnemonic like 'C-F-I-S-C-A-T-E: Confiscate - Forfeit - Immediate - Seize - Control - Take - Away - Evidence'.

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