| Confiscate 1. (v.) To seize for the public possession; as, to confiscate an unregistered vehicle. 2. (v. t.) To seize as forfeited to the public treasury; to appropriate to the public use. Thesaurus Entries accroach, annex, appropriate, arrogate, attach, collectivize, commandeer, communalize, communize, distrain, expropriate, garnish, impound, impress, levy, nationalize, preempt, press, replevin, replevy, seize, sequester, sequestrate, socialize, take, take away |