confiscate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/    美 /ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder. transitive
    — In schools, it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions.
形容词 adj.
  1. Confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit. not-comparable,obsolete
    — Therefore give out you are of Epidamnum, / Lest that your goods too soon be confiscate.

词形变化

confiscates present,singular,third-person confiscating participle,present confiscated participle,past confiscated past confuscate alternative,misspelling confuscate alternative,misspelling

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Latin cōnfiscātus, the perfect passive participle of Latin cōnfiscō (“to seize for the public treasury (fiscus)”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
词源 2
Borrowed from Latin cōnfiscātus, the perfect passive participle of Latin cōnfiscō (“to seize for the public treasury (fiscus)”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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