Polyglot Dictionary

decomisar

/dekomiˈsaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
decomiso
preterite (yo)
decomisé
past participle
decomisado

Meaning

  1. to seize

    • Decomisaron la mercancía.

      They seized the goods.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

aprehender

decomisar specifically means to confiscate goods, like customs seizing contraband; aprehender is broader, meaning to seize or capture.

requisar

decomisar and requisar are close synonyms for "to seize"; requisar leans toward official or military requisitioning, decomisar toward customs or police confiscation.

embargar

embargar specifically means legal seizure of assets, an embargo; decomisar means to confiscate goods, like contraband.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

apossar

apossar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to seize."

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