seize in English dictionary

  • seize

    Meanings and definitions of "seize"

    • (transitive) to deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture
    • (transitive) to take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance)
    • (transitive) to take possession of (by force, law etc.)
    • (transitive) to have a sudden and powerful effect upon
    • (transitive, nautical) to bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line
    • (transitive, obsolete) to fasten, fix
    • (intransitive) to lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon)
    • (intransitive) to have a seizure
    • (intransitive) to bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.
    • verb
      (transitive, nautical)
      To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line.
    • verb
      (transitive, obsolete)
      To fasten, fix.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon).
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To have a seizure.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up.
    • verb
      (Britain, intransitive)
      To submit for consideration to a deliberative body.
    • grab
    • take advantage
    • To seize and keep prisoner.
    • To take possession of by force or authority.
    • To take possession of by force.
    • Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force.
    • To capture the attention or imagination of.
    • To affect (e.g. of pain, fear, etc.).
    • verb
      affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
    • verb
      capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
    • verb
      hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
    • 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"; "The militia captured the castle"
    • verb
      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"

    Synonyms of "seize" in English dictionary

    overpower, conquer, appropriate are the top synonyms of "seize" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of seize

    • seize ( third-person singular simple present seizes, present participle seizing, simple past and past participle seized)
    • to seize, seized, seized, seizes, seizing
    • seize (third-person singular simple present seizes, present participle seizing, simple past and past participle seized)
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