confiscar

Meaning

to confiscate (to take possession of by force)

Concepts

confiscate
seize
sequester
attach
impound
clutch
discern
encounter
find
🔍
grab
grapple
grasp
grip
hit
impress
nab
notice
perceive
requisition
run across
run up against
scald
score
snatch
strike
take away
apprehend
trap
🪤
attain

captivate

capture
catch
Synonyms

apreender
26k
apanhar
A2
aprisionar
42k
atingir
B2
capturar
C1

dar no alvo

escaldar
36k
escalfar
reter
C2
retirar
B2
segurar
B2
acertar
B2

ficar com

Translations

confiscar
confisquer
confiscar
confisqueren
confiscare
konfiszieren

in beslag nemen

saisir

konfiskeren

verbeurd verklaren

incautar
beschlagnahmen
decomisar

decomissar

sequestrare
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kõ.fisˈka(ʁ)/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin
confiscō
In summary

Borrowed from Latin cōnfiscāre (“declare property of the fisc”).

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