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forfeit

 
Adjective forfeit has 1 sense
  1. confiscate, forfeit, forfeited - surrendered as a penalty
    Antonym: won (indirect, via lost)
Noun forfeit has 3 senses
  1. forfeit, forfeiture - something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;
    --1 is a kind of loss
    Derived form: verb forfeit1
  2. forfeit, forfeiture - a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something; "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time"
    --2 is a kind of penalty
    Derived form: verb forfeit1
  3. forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice - the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
    --3 is a kind of act, human action, human activity
    Derived form: verb forfeit1
Verb forfeit has 1 sense
  1. forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo - lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime
    --1 is one way to abandon
    Antonyms: claim, lay claim, arrogate
    Derived forms: noun forfeiture1, noun forfeiture2, noun forfeiture3, noun forfeit1, noun forfeit2, noun forfeit3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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