- appropriated, condemned, confiscate, confiscated, seized, taken over - taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain"
Antonym: given (indirect, via taken)
- impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize - 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"
--1 is one way to take
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun confiscation1
Somebody ----s something