Confuscate vs Confiscate - What's the difference?
confuscate | confiscate |
To confuse, confound, or perplex.
To complicate; to cause confusion.
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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As verbs the difference between confuscate and confiscate
is that confuscate is to confuse, confound, or perplex while confiscate is to use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.As an adjective confiscate is
confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.confuscate
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* (confuse) confusticateconfiscate
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(confiscat)- In schools it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions.
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* (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.