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   seize

   /siːz/

   verb

   • 1. take hold of suddenly and forcibly: "she jumped up and seized his arm" Similar grabgraspsnatchseize hold ofgrab hold oftake hold oflay hold oflay (one's) hands onget one's hands ontake a grip ofgripclutchtakepluckOpposite let go of
   • ▪ take forcible possession of: "army rebels seized an air force base" Similar capturetakeoverrunannexoccupytake possession ofconquertake oversubjugatesubjectcolonizeOpposite relinquishretreat fromliberate
   • ▪ (of the police or another authority) take possession of (something) by warrant or legal right: "police have seized 726 lb of cocaine" Similar confiscateimpoundcommandeerrequisitionappropriateexpropriatetake possession ofsequestersequestratetake awaytake overtakedistrainattachdisseizepoindOpposite release
   • 2. take (an opportunity) eagerly and decisively: "he seized his chance to attack as Carr hesitated"
   • 3. (of a feeling or pain) affect (someone) suddenly or acutely: "he was seized by the most dreadful fear"
   • 4. strongly appeal to or attract (the imagination or attention): "the story of the king's escape seized the public imagination"
   • ▪ understand (something) quickly or clearly: formal "he always strains to seize the most sombre truths"
   • 5. (of a machine with moving parts) become jammed: "I realized that the mechanism had seized"
   • 6. fasten or attach (someone or something) to something by binding with turns of rope: archaic "Jack was seized to the gun and had his two dozen lashes"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French seizir ‘give seisin’, from medieval Latin sacire, in the phrase ad proprium sacire ‘claim as one's own’, from a Germanic base meaning ‘procedure’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. seizable adjective
   • 2. seizer noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   seize. (sēz) v. seized, seiz·ing, seiz·es. v.tr. 1. To grasp suddenly and forcibly; take or grab: seize a sword. 2. a. To take by force; capture or conquer: The kidnappers seized the prince. The invaders seized the city. b. To take quick and forcible possession of; confiscate: The police seized a cache of illegal drugs. 3. a.

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   verb. take possession of by force, as after an invasion. “the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants” “The army seized the town”

4. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › seizeseize | meaning of seize in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   seize meaning, definition, what is seize: to take hold of something suddenly and v...: Learn more.

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   Seize means “to take control or possession of something,” as in “police seized the getaway car, though by then the thief was long gone.” One possible source of confusion is that seize is often paired with up to mean “to stop working,” as in “Her brain seized up when she tried to answer the question.”

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   Jun 11, 2024 · ( transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture . Synonyms: clasp, grasp, grip; see also Thesaurus: grasp. ( transitive) To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance ).

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   Find 96 different ways to say SEIZE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

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   Definition of seize in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of seize. Information and translations of seize in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.