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Princeton's WordNet
seize, prehend, clutchverb
take hold of; grab
"The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
seizeverb
take or capture by force
"The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
appropriate, capture, seize, conquerverb
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
"the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seizeverb
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
"The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogateverb
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
"He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
seizeverb
hook by a pull on the line
"strike a fish"
seize, clutch, get hold ofverb
affect
"Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
grab, seizeverb
capture the attention or imagination of
"This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
Wiktionary
seizeverb
to deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture
seizeverb
to take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance)
seizeverb
to take possession of (by force, law etc.)
seizeverb
to have a sudden and powerful effect upon
seizeverb
to bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line
seizeverb
to fasten, fix
seizeverb
to lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon)
seizeverb
to have a seizure
seizeverb
to bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up
Rust caused the engine to seize, never to run again.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To SEIZEverb
Etymology: saisir, French.
In her sad breast the prince’s fortunes rowl,
And hope and doubt alternate seize her soul. Alexander Pope.An escheator of London had arrested a clothier that was outlawed, and seized his goods. William Camden.
It was judged by the highest kind of judgment, that he should be banished, and his whole estate confiscated and seized, and his houses pulled down. Francis Bacon.
So th’ one for wrong, the other strives for right:
As when a griffin, seized of his prey,
A dragon fierce encount’reth in his flight,
Through wildest air making his idle way. Fa. Queen.So Pluto, seiz’d of Proserpine, convey’d
To hell’s tremenduous gloom th’ affrighted maid,
There grimly smil’d, pleas’d with the beauteous prize,
Nor envy’d Jove his sunshine and his skies. Joseph Addison, Cato.To Seizeverb
To fix the grasp or the power on any thing.
Fairest Cordelia,
Thee and thy virtues here I seize upon:
Be’t lawful I take up what’s cast away? William Shakespeare, K. Lear.Where there is a design of supplanting, that necessarily requires another of accusing: even Jezebel projects not to seize on Naboth’s vineyard without a precedent charge. Dec. of Piety.
ChatGPT
seize
To seize is to take hold of something suddenly and forcibly, often without permission or legal right. It can also refer to taking advantage of an opportunity or situation immediately and decisively. In a legal context, to seize can mean to take possession of something by authority or legal right.
Webster Dictionary
Seizeverb
to fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp
Seizeverb
to take possession of by force
Seizeverb
to invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient
Seizeverb
to take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods
Seizeverb
to fasten; to fix
Seizeverb
to grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea
Seizeverb
to bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes
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Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Seize
sēz,—v.t. to take possession of forcibly: to take hold of: to grasp: to apprehend by legal authority: to come upon suddenly: to lash or make fast.—v.i. to lay hold of with the claws: in metallurgy, to cohere.—adj. Seiz′able.—ns. Seiz′er; Seiz′ing, the act of taking hold: (naut.) the operation of lashing with several turns of a cord. [O. Fr. saisir (Prov. sazir, to take possession of)—Old High Ger. sazzan, to set, Ger. setzen, Eng. set.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
seize
To employ combat forces to occupy physically and to control a designated area.
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Rank popularity for the word 'seize' in Verbs Frequency: #617
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of seize in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of seize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of seize in a Sentence
The registration of the company itself could be something that the state could seize, all the proceeds could be taken away from( the company) by these laws that were meant to prevent a defendant from making money off their crimes.
If they seize evidence of another crime, they are allowed to share with other prosecutors or investigators provided the information was obtained legally with a valid search warrant, it would probably be challenged in court, but a judge would be unlikely to throw it out if it was obtained validly.
We have a golden opportunity to get out of the crisis of the presidential vacancy and if we don't seize it there will be no president for one year or two years, the terms of the settlement are not yet mature.
There are always opportunities through which businessmen can profit handsomely if they will only recognize and seize them.
Representative Rob Bishop of Utah:
This surreptitious land grab reveals that the Obama administration will stop at nothing to lock up more and more land, with the stroke of a pen. I condemn this shameful power move which makes states and citizens fearful that the federal government can invade at any time to seize more lands like bandits in the night.
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- استولى على, حجزArabic
- ধরাBengali
- apoderar-seCatalan, Valencian
- gribeDanish
- fassen, ergreifenGerman
- αδράξουνGreek
- aprovechar, tomar, aferrar, apoderarse de, agarrar, apresarSpanish
- tarttua, tilaisuusFinnish
- saisir, seizeFrench
- megfog, megragadHungarian
- գրավելArmenian
- prendereItalian
- לתפוסHebrew
- 捉える, つかむJapanese
- 붙잡다Korean
- capere, possideo, carpoLatin
- aangrijpen, grijpen, pakken, vangenDutch
- gripeNorwegian
- capturar, aproveitar, tomar conta de, convulsar, convulsionar-se, convelir, convulsionar, agarrar, apoderar-se de, valer-se de, apreenderPortuguese
- confiscaRomanian
- схватить, схватывать, захватить, захватыватьRussian
- tillskansa, gripa, fångaSwedish
- கைப்பற்றுTamil
- kapmakTurkish
- gleipönVolapük
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