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confiscate

verb

/ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/

Meaning

to take something away officially, often as a punishment

The teacher confiscated the student's phone during class.

confiscate property

seize, impound, appropriate, expropriate, take

return, give back, restore

confiscate goods, confiscate property, confiscated items, confiscate weapons

To extend or stretch something outward.

to think that something is true; to have faith in

To put together or combine with something else; to increase the number, amount, or value.

To remove or reduce the magnetic properties of something.

to describe or regard someone as worthy of disgrace or disapproval

To cause something, especially a building, to fall into ruin or disrepair.