confiscate vs seize

seize vs confiscate

confiscate is an adjective but seize is not an adjective.

confiscate and seize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confiscate	No	Yes	Yes	No
seize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, confiscate and seize are synonyms defined as:

confiscate and seize: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

Other synonyms of confiscate include attach, impound, sequester.

confiscate (adjective)	seize (adjective)
surrendered as a penalty

confiscate (verb)	seize (verb)
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority	capture the attention or imagination of
	affect
	take into your hands deliberately
	take or capture by force
	hook by a pull on the line
	take possession of by force, as after an invasion
	take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
	seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

Difference between confiscate and seize

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