Confiscate vs Dismiss - What's the difference?
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To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
(obsolete) confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit
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(senseid)(lb) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
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(lb) To order to leave.
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(lb) To dispel; to rid one's mind of.
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(lb) To reject; to refuse to accept.
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*:"He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." ¶ "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" ¶ "This morning, before father went downtown." ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.
To get a batsman out.
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To give someone a red card; to send off.
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As verbs the difference between confiscate and dismiss
is that confiscate is to use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder while dismiss is (senseid)(lb) to discharge; to end the employment or service of.As an adjective confiscate
is (obsolete) confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.confiscate
English
Verb
(confiscat)- In schools it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions.
Synonyms
* (take possession of)See also
* confiscationAdjective
(-)- Lest that your goods too soon be confiscate .
- Thy lands and goods / Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate / Unto the state of Venice.
dismiss
English
Verb
West Brom 1-3 Blackburn, passage=Kalinic later saw red for a rash tackle on Paul Scharner before Gabriel Tamas was dismissed for bringing down Diouf.}}
