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confiscate

UK/'kɒnfiskeit/US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To officially seize someone's property as a penalty or by authority

没收,充公,查抄

adj.

Seized and taken away by authority as a penalty

被没收的,被充公的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
contogether, with
+
fiscroot
+
ateto make, having
=confiscate

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Customs officers confiscate prohibited items from travelers.

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