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impoundage Definition


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impound
verb impounded, impounding
    1. To shut (eg an animal) up in, or as if in, a pound2; to confine.
      Thesaurus: imprison, incarcerate, confine.
    2. To take legal possession of something; to confiscate it.
      Example: Police impounded the illegally-parked car
      Thesaurus: seize, appropriate, confiscate, usurp, take, keep.
    3. Said of a reservoir, dam, etc: to collect and hold (water).
Derivative: impoundable
adj
    Derivative: impoundage
    noun
      Derivative: impounder
      noun
        Etymology: 16c.



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