 seize |
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| 1. | [ verb ] affect | |
| Synonyms: | clutch get_hold_of prehend | |
| Examples: | "Fear seized the prisoners" "The patient was seized with unbearable pains" "He was seized with a dreadful disease" |
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| Related terms: | take overwhelm catch collar snatch grip get grapple wrest clench claw clasp rack grab nab collar clutch | |
| 2. | [ verb ] take hold of; grab | |
| Synonyms: | clutch prehend | |
| Examples: | "The salesclerk 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" |
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| Related terms: | take catch collar snatch grip get grapple clench claw clasp grab rack collar nab clasp | |
| 3. | [ verb ] take or capture by force | |
| Examples: | "The terrorists seized the politicians" "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" |
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| Related terms: | take kidnap commandeer wrest raven | |
| 4. | [ verb ] take or capture by force | |
| Examples: | "The terrorists seized the politicians" "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" |
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| Related terms: | take kidnap commandeer wrest wrest raven capture | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (military) take possession of without permission or take with force, as after a conquest or invasion | |
| Synonyms: | take_over capture conquer appropriate | |
| Examples: | "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants" "The army seized the town" "The militia captured the castle" |
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| Related terms: | take capture annex carry conquest appropriator | |
| 6. | [ verb ] take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority | |
| Synonyms: | confiscate attach sequester impound | |
| Examples: | "The FBI seized the drugs" "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment" "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" |
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| Related terms: | take garnishee distrain sequester attachment seizure impoundment | |
| 7. | [ verb ] hook by a pull on the line | |
| Examples: | "strike a fish" |
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| Related terms: | hook | |
| 8. | [ verb ] affect | |
| Synonyms: | clutch get_hold_of prehend | |
| Examples: | "Fear seized the prisoners" "The patient was seized with unbearable pains" "He was seized with a dreadful disease" |
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| Related terms: | take overwhelm catch collar snatch grip get grapple wrest clench claw clasp rack grab nab collar clutch | |
| 9. | [ verb ] take after a conquest or invasion; as of land | |
| Synonyms: | usurp capture conquer assume arrogate take_over | |
| Related terms: | take appropriate preoccupy carry annex raid assumption confiscation usurper usurpation | |
| 10. | [ verb ] capture the attention or imagination of | |
| Synonyms: | grab | |
| Examples: | "This story will grab you" "The movie seized my imagination" |
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| Related terms: | intrigue | |
| Similar spelling: |
seek Segui segue Seese Sease seesaw size sex sewage seiche sec |
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