Past tense of confiscate
regular verb
The past tense of confiscate is confiscated. The past participle is also confiscated.
Forms of confiscate
| Base form (V1) | confiscate /ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | confiscated |
| Past participle (V3) | confiscated |
| Present participle | confiscating |
| Third person singular | confiscates |
Confiscated in a sentence
- They took photographs of the bodies, but these were confiscated on return to Baghdad, and orders were given that nothing was to be said of what they had seen.1937, Robert Byron, The Road to Oxiana, London: Macmillan, Part 2, p. 46
- But his grandson Francis, a Yorkist friend of Richard III, backed the wrong side in the Wars of the Roses and was declared a traitor by Henry VII, who confiscated his estates.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 286
- Airport security looked through her purse and confiscated her nail scissors.From the entry look through
- Their property was seized, denuded and confiscated.From the entry denude
- The Supreme Court confiscated half of Thaksin Shinawatra's fortune after finding that, while being Prime Minister, he held shares in commercial companies through nominees.From the entry nominee
Meaning of confiscate
- verb To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
- adjective Confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.
Questions about the past tense of confiscate
- What is the past tense of confiscate?
- The past tense of confiscate is confiscated.
- What is the past participle of confiscate?
- The past participle of confiscate is confiscated.
- Is confiscate a regular or irregular verb?
- Confiscate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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