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seize
[seez]
verb, seized, seiz⋅ing.–verb (used with object)
| 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. |
| 3. | to take possession of by force or at will: to seize enemy ships. |
| 4. | to take possession or control of as if by suddenly laying hold: Panic seized the crowd. |
| 5. | to take possession of by legal authority; confiscate: to seize smuggled goods. |
| 6. | Also, seise. Law. to put (someone) in seizin or legal possession of property (usually used in passive constructions): She was seized of vast estates. |
| 7. | to capture; take into custody. |
| 8. | to take advantage of promptly: to seize an opportunity. |
| 9. | Nautical. to bind or fasten together with a seizing. |
–verb (used without object)
| 10. | to grab or take hold suddenly or forcibly (usually fol. by on or upon): to seize on a rope. |
| 11. | to resort to a method, plan, etc., in desperation (usually fol. by on or upon): He must seize on a solution, however risky. |
| 12. | to have moving parts bind and stop moving as a result of excessive pressure, temperature, or friction (usually fol. by up): The engine seized up from cold. |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME saisen, seisen < OF saisir < ML sacīre to place (in phrase sacīre ad propriētam to take as one's own, lay claim to) < Frankish, perh. akin to Goth satjan to set, put, place
1250–1300; ME saisen, seisen < OF saisir < ML sacīre to place (in phrase sacīre ad propriētam to take as one's own, lay claim to) < Frankish, perh. akin to Goth satjan to set, put, place

Related forms:
seiz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
Antonyms:
7. release.
7. release.
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Seizing
Seiz"ing\, n. 1. The act of taking or grasping suddenly. 2. (Naut.) (a) The operation of fastening together or lashing. (b) The cord or lashing used for such fastening.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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seizing
means of fastening together two spars, two ropes, or two parts of the same rope by means of a third rope. Two parts of the same rope may be thus joined to make an eye, or closed circle
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