单词 | confiscate |
释义 | confiscate —confiscatable, adj. —confiscation, n. —confiscator, n. /kon"feuh skayt', keuhn fis"kayt/, v. , confiscated, confiscating, adj. v.t. 1. to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use. 2. to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily: The border guards confiscated our movie cameras. adj. 3. seized. [1525-35; < L confiscatus (ptp. of confiscare to seize for the public treasury), equiv. to con- CON- + fisc(us) basket, moneybag, public treasury (see FISCAL) + -atus -ATE1] |
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