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WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
THESAURUS
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Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive)

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb seize has 8 senses

seize(v = verb.contact) clutch, prehend - 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"

is one way to get hold of, take

Derived form noun seizing₂

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

seize(v = verb.contact) - take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"

is one way to

get hold of

take

Derived forms noun seizer₁, noun seizure₃

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

seize(v = verb.possession) appropriate, capture, conquer - 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"

is one way to arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp

Derived form noun seizure₂

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

seize(v = verb.possession) attach, confiscate, impound, sequester - 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"

is one way to take

Derived form noun seizure₄

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

seize(v = verb.possession) arrogate, assume, take over, usurp - 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"

is one way to take

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

seize(v = verb.contact) - hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish"

is one way to

hook

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

seize(v = verb.cognition) clutch, get hold of - affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"

is one way to overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm

Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody

seize(v = verb.cognition) grab - capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"

is one way to fascinate, intrigue

Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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CIDE DICTIONARY

seize, v. t. [OE. seisen, saisen, OF. seisir, saisir, F. saisir, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. set. The meaning is properly, to set, put, place, hence, to put in possession of. See Set, v. t.].

To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp. [1913 Webster]
"For by no means the high bank he could seize." [1913 Webster]

"Seek you to seize and gripe into your hands
The royalties and rights of banished Hereford?" [1913 Webster]
To take possession of by force. [1913 Webster]
"At last they seize
The scepter, and regard not David's sons." [1913 Webster]
To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient. [1913 Webster]
"Hope and deubt alternate seize her seul." [1913 Webster]
To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods. [1913 Webster]
To fasten; to fix. [1913 Webster]
"As when a bear hath seized her cruel claws
Upon the carcass of some beast too weak." [1913 Webster]
To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea. [1913 Webster]
To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes. [1913 Webster]
" This word, by writers on law, is commonly written seise, in the phrase to be seised of (an estate), as also, in composition, disseise, disseisin." [1913 Webster]

To be seized of, to have possession, or right of possession; as, A B was seized and possessed of the manor of Dale. “Whom age might see seized of what youth made prize.” Chapman. -- To seize on or To seize upon, to fall on and grasp; to take hold on; to take possession of suddenly and forcibly.

Syn. -- To catch; grasp; clutch; snatch; apprehend; arrest; take; capture.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

seize, v.
1 tr. take hold of forcibly or suddenly.
2 tr. take possession of forcibly (seized the fortress; seized power).
3 tr. take possession of (contraband goods, documents, etc.) by warrant or legal right, confiscate, impound.
4 tr. affect suddenly (panic seized us; was seized by apoplexy; was seized with remorse).
5 tr. take advantage of (an opportunity).
6 tr. comprehend quickly or clearly.
7 intr. (usu. foll. by on, upon) a take hold forcibly or suddenly. b take advantage eagerly (seized on a pretext).
8 intr. (usu. foll. by up) (of a moving part in a machine) become stuck or jammed from undue heat, friction, etc.
9 tr. (also seise) (usu. foll. by of) Law put in possession of.
10 tr. Naut. fasten or attach by binding with turns of yarn etc.

Idiom

seized (or seised) of
1 possessing legally.
2 aware or informed of.

Derivative

seizable adj. seizer n.

Etymology

ME f. OF seizir, saisir give seisin f. Frank. f. L sacire f. Gmc

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THESAURUS

seize

abduct, absorb, accroach, adopt, afflict, annex, appreciate, apprehend, appropriate, arrest, arrogate, assimilate, assume, assume command, be acquainted with, be apprised of, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious of, be conversant with, be informed, be with one, beset, bind, bust, capture, carry, carry off, catch, catch at, catch on, clutch, cognize, collar, commandeer, comprehend, conceive, conceptualize, confiscate, dig, digest, discern, encroach, expropriate, fasten, fasten upon, fathom, follow, get, get hold of, get the drift, get the idea, get the picture, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, have, have information about, have it taped, have knowledge of, hold, impound, infringe, invade, jam, jump, jump at, ken, kidnap, know, latch, learn, lock up, make an arrest, make out, master, mount the throne, nab, nail, net, nick, occupy, perceive, pick up, pinch, play God, possess, pounce upon, preempt, prehend, pretend to, put under arrest, read, realize, recognize, round up, savvy, scramble for, secure, see, seize on, seize power, seize the meaning, seize the throne, sense, sequester, shanghai, snap at, snatch, snatch at, spring upon, stick, stop, subject, swoop down upon, take, take advantage of, take away, take captive, take charge, take command, take hold of, take in, take into custody, take over, take possession of, take prisoner, take the helm, take the lead, throttle, transfix, trespass, understand, usurp, visit, wot, wot of

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seize

Taking

VB take, catch, hook, nab, bag, sack, pocket, put into one's pocket, receive, accept, reap, crop, cull, pluck, gather, draw, appropriate, expropriate, impropriate, assume, possess oneself of, take possession of, commandeer, lay one's hands on, clap one's hands on, help oneself to, make free with, dip one's hands into, lay under contribution, intercept, scramble for, deprive of, take away, carry away, bear away, take off, carry off, bear off, adeem, abstract, hurry off with, run away with, abduct, steal, ravish, seize, pounce upon, spring upon, swoop to, swoop down upon, take by storm, take by assault, snatch, reave, snap up, nip up, whip up, catch up, kidnap, crimp, capture, lay violent hands on, get hold of, lay hold of, take hold of, catch hold of, lay fast hold of, take firm hold of, lay by the heels, take prisoner, fasten upon, grip, grapple, embrace, gripe, clasp, grab, clutch, collar, throttle, take by the throat, claw, clinch, clench, make sure of, catch at, jump at, make a grab at, snap at, snatch at, reach, make a long arm, stretch forth one's hand, take from, take away from, disseize, deduct, retrench, dispossess, ease one of, snatch from one's grasp, tear from, tear away from, wrench from, wrest from, wring from, extort, deprive of, bereave, disinherit, cut off with a shilling, oust, divest, levy, distrain, confiscate, sequester, sequestrate, accroach, usurp, despoil, strip, fleece, shear, displume, impoverish, eat out of house and home, drain, drain to the dregs, gut, dry, exhaust, swallow up, absorb, draw off, suck the blood of, suck like a leech, retake, resume, recover.

Stealing

VB steal, thieve, rob, mug, purloin, pilfer, filch, prig, bag, nim, crib, cabbage, palm, abstract, appropriate, plagiarize, convey away, carry off, abduct, kidnap, crimp, make off with, walk off with, run off with, run away with, spirit away, seize, plunder, pillage, rifle, sack, loot, ransack, spoil, spoliate, despoil, strip, sweep, gut, forage, levy blackmail, pirate, pickeer, maraud, lift cattle, poach, smuggle, run, badger, bail up, hold up, stick up, bunco, bunko, filibuster, swindle, peculate, embezzle, sponge, mulct, rook, bilk, pluck, pigeon, fleece, defraud, obtain under false pretenses, live by one's wits, rob Peter to pay Paul, borrow of Peter to pay Paul, set a thief to catch a thief, disregard the distinction between meum and tuum, fence, launder, launder money.

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