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confiscate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of confiscate

to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority

anything that might be used as a weapon will be confiscated by the security guards

Synonyms of confiscate

attach, expropriate, sequester

Words Related to confiscate

appropriate, arrogate, preempt, usurp

commandeer, seize, take over

Near Antonyms of confiscate

cede, deliver, forfeit, give up, hand over, release, relinquish, render, surrender, turn over, yield

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