Accept
Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.
Confiscate and accept are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Confiscate" instead a verb "Accept".
Confiscate
Confiscate verb - To take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority.
Accept and confiscate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Accept" instead a verb "Confiscate".
Nearby Words: confiscation, confiscating
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Should she accept, Dhorn soldiers show up and confiscate the painting, forcing her to sneak into their administration building to retrieve it.
Source: Video Game / A Dance with Rogues - You can accept the bribe and in turn honor the deal, confiscate the bribe (which will make the one attempting the bribe leave your fort), or refuse it.
Source: Video Game / Rebuild
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Confiscate and Accept. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/accept/confiscate
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