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 attach, expropriate, sequester

Related Words garnishee; appropriate, arrogate, preempt, usurp; commandeer, seize, take over

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

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