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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seclude |
| Synonyms: | blockade, boycott, cloister, closet, conceal, confine, cover, embargo, enclose, evict, immure, ostracize, quarantine, retire, screen, segregate, separate, sequester, shut off, withdraw |
| Main Entry: | confiscate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | steal; seize |
| Synonyms: | accroach, annex, appropriate, arrogate, assume, commandeer, confisticate, expropriate, glom on to, grab, hijack, impound, liberate, moonlight requisition, possess oneself of, preempt, sequester, sequestrate, swipe, take, take over, usurp |
| Antonyms: | give, offer |
| Main Entry: | fine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | penalize in monetary way |
| Synonyms: | alienate, amerce, confiscate, dock*, exact, extort, hit with, levy, make pay, mulct, pay through the nose, punish, sconce, seize, sequestrate, slap with, tax, throw book at |
| Antonyms: | award, compensate, reimburse, reward |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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