# confiscate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/ · frequency rank #31,485

## Definitions
1. To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.

## Etymology
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).

## Common misspellings (15)
`cconfiscate`, `cnofiscate`, `cofniscate`, `conffiscate`, `conficsate`, `confisacte`, `confiscaet`, `confiscatte`, `confisccate`, `confisctae`, `confisscate`, `confsicate`, `conifscate`, `connfiscate`, `ocnfiscate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/confiscate