| 单词 | confiscate |
| 释义 | confiscate[ verb kon-fuh-skeyt; adjective kuhn-fis-kit ] / verb ˈkɒn fəˌskeɪt; adjective kənˈfɪs kɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR confiscate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing.to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use. to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily:The border guards confiscated our movie cameras. adjectiveseized or appropriated, as for public use. Origin of confiscate1525–35; <Latin confiscātus (past participle of confiscāre to seize for the public treasury), equivalent to con-con- + fisc(us) basket, moneybag, public treasury (see fiscal) + -ātus-ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM confiscateWords nearby confiscateconfirmation hearings, confirmatory, confirmed, confirmee, confiscable, confiscate, confiscatory, confit, Confiteor, confiture, conflagrant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for confiscate
British Dictionary definitions for confiscateconfiscate / (ˈkɒnfɪˌskeɪt) / verb (tr)to seize (property), esp for public use and esp by way of a penalty adjectiveseized or confiscated; forfeit having lost or been deprived of property through confiscation Derived forms of confiscateconfiscation, nounconfiscator, nounWord Origin for confiscateC16: from Latin confiscāre to seize for the public treasury, from fiscus basket, treasury Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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