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Adjective forfeit has 1 sense

confiscate, forfeit, forfeited - surrendered as a penalty
Antonym: won (indirect, via lost)

Noun forfeit has 3 senses

forfeit, forfeiture - something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;
--₁ is a kind of loss

Derived form: verb forfeit₁
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
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

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