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Seize

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Definitions for Seize

verb
take hold of
Synonyms
prehend clutch
Examples
  1. grab
  2. The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter
  3. She clutched her purse
  4. The mother seized her child by the arm
  5. Birds of prey often seize small mammals
verb
take or capture by force
Examples
  1. The terrorists seized the politicians
  2. The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages
verb
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
Synonyms
appropriate capture conquer
Examples
  1. the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
  2. The army seized the town
  3. The militia captured the castle
verb
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
Synonyms
impound attach sequester confiscate
Examples
  1. The FBI seized the drugs
  2. The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
  3. The police confiscated the stolen artwork
verb
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
Synonyms
assume usurp take over arrogate
Examples
  1. take as one's right or possession
  2. He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town
  3. he usurped my rights
  4. She seized control of the throne after her husband died
verb
hook by a pull on the line
Examples
  1. strike a fish
verb
affect
Synonyms
clutch get hold of
Examples
  1. Fear seized the prisoners
  2. The patient was seized with unbearable pains
  3. He was seized with a dreadful disease
verb
capture the attention or imagination of
Synonyms
grab
Examples
  1. This story will grab you
  2. The movie seized my imagination

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