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seize - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
seize
Definition
(verb) take hold of; grab
Synonyms
:
clutch
,
prehend
Example Sentence
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
Definition
(verb) take or capture by force
Example Sentence
The terrorists seized the politicians
The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages
Definition
(verb) take possession of by force, as after an invasion
Synonyms
:
appropriate
,
capture
,
conquer
Example Sentence
the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
The army seized the town
The militia captured the castle
Definition
(verb) take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
Synonyms
:
attach
,
confiscate
,
impound
,
sequester
Example Sentence
The FBI seized the drugs
The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
The police confiscated the stolen artwork
Definition
(verb) seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
Synonyms
:
arrogate
,
assume
,
take over
,
usurp
Example Sentence
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
Definition
(verb) hook by a pull on the line
Example Sentence
strike a fish
Definition
(verb) affect
Synonyms
:
clutch
,
get hold of
Example Sentence
Fear seized the prisoners
The patient was seized with unbearable pains
He was seized with a dreadful disease
Definition
(verb) capture the attention or imagination of
Synonyms
:
grab
Example Sentence
This story will grab you
The movie seized my imagination
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