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imbargo [im.bar.gu.] : confiscate (v.); sequester (v.)
Synonyms: konpiskar

Derivatives of imbargo


Glosses:
confiscate
v. (possession)1. attach, confiscate, impound, seize, sequestertake 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"
~ taketake into one's possession.; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
~ condemnappropriate (property) for public use.; "the county condemned the land to build a highway"
~ sequesterrequisition forcibly, as of enemy property.; "the estate was sequestered"
~ garnish, garnisheetake a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support.; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt"
~ distrainconfiscate by distress.
adj. 2. confiscate, forfeit, forfeitedsurrendered as a penalty.
~ lostnot gained or won.; "a lost battle"; "a lost prize"
sequester
v. (possession)1. sequesterrequisition forcibly, as of enemy property.; "the estate was sequestered"
~ taketake into one's possession.; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
~ confiscate, impound, sequester, seize, attachtake 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"
v. (change)2. sequesterundergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion.; "The cations were sequestered"
~ chemical science, chemistrythe science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions.
~ changeundergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
v. (change)3. seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdrawkeep away from others.; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
~ isolate, insulateplace or set apart.; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
~ adjourn, retire, withdrawbreak from a meeting or gathering.; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
v. (change)4. isolate, keep apart, sequester, sequestrate, set apartset apart from others.; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
~ disunite, separate, part, divideforce, take, or pull apart.; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"