The difference between Commandeer and Confiscate

When used as verbs, commandeer means to seize for military use, whereas confiscate means to use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.


Confiscate is also adjective with the meaning: confiscated.

check bellow for the other definitions of Commandeer and Confiscate

  1. Commandeer as a verb (transitive):

    To seize for military use.

  2. Commandeer as a verb (transitive):

    To force into military service.

  3. Commandeer as a verb (transitive):

    To take arbitrarily or by force.

  1. Confiscate as a verb (transitive):

    To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.

    Examples:

    "In schools it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions."

  1. Confiscate as an adjective (obsolete):

    Confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.