- verbseize (verb) · seizes (third person present) · seized (past tense) · seized (past participle) · seizing (present participle)
- take hold of suddenly and forcibly:"she jumped up and seized his arm" · "he seized hold of the door handle"
- take forcible possession of:"army rebels seized an air force base" · "the family left Germany a month after Hitler seized power"
- (of the police or another authority) take possession of (something) by warrant or legal right; confiscate; impound:"police have seized 726 lb of cocaine" · "most of the bank's assets were seized"
- take (an opportunity or initiative) eagerly and decisively:"he seized his chance to attack as Delaney hesitated"
- (of a feeling or pain) affect (someone) suddenly or acutely:"he was seized by the most dreadful fear"
- strongly appeal to or attract (the imagination or attention):"the story of the king's escape seized the public imagination"
- formalunderstand (something) quickly or clearly:"he always strains to seize the most somber truths"
- (of a machine with moving parts or a moving part in a machine) become stuck or jammed:"I realized that the mechanism had seized"
- nauticalarchaicfasten or attach (someone or something) to something by binding with turns of rope:"Jack was seized to the gun and had his two dozen lashes"
OriginMiddle 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’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- take hold of suddenly and forcibly:
- take forcible possession of:
- (of the police or another authority) take possession of (something) by warrant or legal right; confiscate; impound:
- (of a machine with moving parts or a moving part in a machine) become stuck or jammed:
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.Definition of seize verb (used with object), seized, seiz·ing. to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon. to grasp mentally; understand clearly and completely: to seize an idea.www.dictionary.com/browse/seizev. seized, seiz•ing. v.t. 1. to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon. 2. to grasp mentally; understand clearly and completely: to seize an idea.www.thefreedictionary.com/seizeBritannica Dictionary definition of SEIZE [+ object] 1 a : to use legal or official power to take (something) Police seized [= confiscated] the weapons and drugs. The bank seized their property.www.britannica.com/dictionary/seizeseize 1 to take legal possession of someone or something. 2 to take into custody.legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/seizeDefinition of seize transitive verb 1 a usually seise \ ˈsēz \ : to vest ownership of a freehold estate in b often seise : to put in possession of something the biographer will be seized of all pertinent paperswww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seize
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