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seize

  [seez] verb, seized, seiz⋅ing.
Use seized in a Sentence
–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

Related forms:
seiz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
seizer; Law. sei⋅zor  [see-zer, -zawr] , noun

Synonyms:
1. clutch, grab. 7. arrest, apprehend. See catch.

Antonyms:
7. release.
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seize   (sēz)   
v.   seized, seiz·ing, seiz·es

v.   tr.
  1. To grasp suddenly and forcibly; take or grab: seize a sword.
    1. To grasp with the mind; apprehend: seize an idea and develop it to the fullest extent.
    2. To possess oneself of (something): seize an opportunity.
    3. To have a sudden overwhelming effect on: a heinous crime that seized the minds and emotions of the populace.
    4. To overwhelm physically: a person who was seized with a terminal disease.
    5. To put (one) into possession of something.
    6. To vest ownership of a feudal property in.
    1. To have a sudden overwhelming effect on: a heinous crime that seized the minds and emotions of the populace.
    2. To overwhelm physically: a person who was seized with a terminal disease.
    3. To put (one) into possession of something.
    4. To vest ownership of a feudal property in.
  4. To take into custody; capture.
  5. To take quick and forcible possession of; confiscate: seize a cache of illegal drugs.
  6. also seise (sēz)
    1. To put (one) into possession of something.
    2. To vest ownership of a feudal property in.
  7. Nautical To bind (a rope) to another, or to a spar, with turns of small line.
v.   intr.
  1. To lay sudden or forcible hold of.
    1. To cohere or fuse with another part as a result of high pressure or temperature and restrict or prevent further motion or flow.
    2. To come to a halt: The talks seized up and were rescheduled.
  3. To exhibit symptoms of seizure activity, usually with convulsions.

[Middle English seisen, from Old French seisir, to take possession, of Germanic origin.]
seiz'a·ble adj., seiz'er n.
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