Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Confiscate has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
"The FBI seized the drugs"
"The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"
"The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
surrendered as a penalty
Confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.