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   seize

   /sēz/

   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; confiscate; impound: "police have seized 726 lb of cocaine" Similar confiscateimpoundcommandeerrequisitionappropriateexpropriatetake possession ofsequestersequestratetake awaytake overtakedistrainattachdisseizepoindOpposite release
   • 2. take (an opportunity or initiative) eagerly and decisively: "he seized his chance to attack as Delaney 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 somber truths"
   • 5. (of a machine with moving parts or a moving part in a machine) become stuck or 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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   • Z

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSEIZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • Cached

   Seize means to take something quickly and keep or hold it, or to take using sudden force. It can also mean to take possession of something by legal authority, or to take advantage of something that is available.

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   • Cached

   Seize means to take possession of something by force, law, or understanding. It can also mean to attack, overwhelm, or grasp something. See synonyms, examples, and word history of seize.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSEIZED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • Cached

   Seized is the past tense and past participle of seize, which means to take something quickly and keep or hold it, or to take something using sudden force. See how to use seized in sentences and learn synonyms and related words.

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   • Cached

   Seized definition: taken hold, possession, or control of, as by force or legal authority; confiscated, captured, or appropriated. See examples of SEIZED used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySEIZED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   • Cached

   to take something quickly and keep or hold it: I seized his arm and made him turn to look at me. He seized the chance / opportunity of a free flight with both hands (= with eagerness or enthusiasm). C2 [ T ] to take using sudden force: The rebels have seized ten soldiers to use as hostages.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › seizeSeize - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   verb. take hold of; grab. “The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter” “The mother seized her child by the arm” “Birds of prey often seize small mammals” synonyms: clutch, prehend. see more. verb. capture the attention or imagination of. “The movie seized my imagination” synonyms: grab. see more. verb. take or capture by force.

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   • Cached

   to grasp mentally; understand clearly and completely: to seize an idea. to take possession of by force or at will: to seize enemy ships. to take possession or control of as if by suddenly laying hold: Panic seized the crowd. to take possession of by legal authority; confiscate: to seize smuggled goods.