Confiscate vs Sequestrate - What's the difference?
confiscate | sequestrate |
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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To sequester.
(mycology) Having enclosed underground or partially buried fruiting bodies, like a truffle.
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As verbs the difference between confiscate and sequestrate
is that confiscate is to use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder while sequestrate is to sequester.As adjectives the difference between confiscate and sequestrate
is that confiscate is (obsolete) confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit while sequestrate is (mycology) having enclosed underground or partially buried fruiting bodies, like a truffle.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.