confiscate
verb (used with object)
to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
confiscates
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present tense formof confiscate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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For every dollar of effort you put in, the system confiscates 70 to 100 cents,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025
And he voted for a bill to strengthen a unique California program that confiscates guns from convicted felons who aren’t supposed to have them.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2022
The FBI comes back and confiscates the original devices, but not before Isaac made a copy of the hard drive.
From Fox News ● Oct. 15, 2020
Anyway, let’s discuss everything else happening in the golf world before someone confiscates my computer.
From Golf Digest ● May 14, 2019
The captain, however, has been watching, and when the parrot flaps off very self-satisfied, he confiscates my pencil and pad.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
