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Defenition of the word seize

    • Defenition of the word seize

      • To seize and keep prisoner.
      • To take possession of by force or authority.
      • To take possession of by force.
      • Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force.
      • To affect (e.g. of pain, fear, etc.).
      • To capture the attention or imagination of.
      • take possession of without permission
      • take after a conquest or invasion; as of land
      • capture the attention of; "This story will grab you"
      • take by legal authority
      • take by force; "The enemy seized the city"
      • take hold of; also metaphorically: "Fear seized the prisoners"
      • capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
      • affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unberable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
      • take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk 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"
      • take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
      • hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish"
      • take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
      • take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
      • seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one''s right or possession; "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"
      • capture the attention or imagination of
      • affect
      • take hold of; grab
      • take or capture by force
      • hook by a pull on the line
      • take possession of by force, as after an invasion
      • take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
      • seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

    Synonyms for the word seize

      • apprehend
      • appropriate
      • arrest
      • attach
      • capture
      • clutch
      • commandeer
      • confiscate
      • conquer
      • get hold of
      • grab
      • grab hold of
      • grasp
      • impound
      • prehend
      • remove
      • sequester
      • snatch
      • take
      • take advantage of
      • take away
      • take control of
      • take hold of
      • take into custody
      • take over
      • take possession of

    Similar words in the seize

      • seize
      • seized
      • seizes

    Hyponyms for the word seize

      • abduct
      • annex
      • apprehend
      • appropriate
      • arrest
      • capture
      • carry
      • catch
      • clasp
      • claw
      • clench
      • clinch
      • collar
      • commandeer
      • condemn
      • conquer
      • cop
      • distrain
      • garnish
      • garnishee
      • get
      • grab
      • grapple
      • grip
      • highjack
      • hijack
      • kidnap
      • nab
      • nail
      • nobble
      • pick up
      • pirate
      • preoccupy
      • rack
      • raid
      • raven
      • seize
      • snap
      • snatch
      • snatch up
      • take hold of
      • wrest

    Hypernyms for the word seize

      • arrogate
      • assume
      • fascinate
      • get hold of
      • hook
      • intrigue
      • overcome
      • overpower
      • overtake
      • overwhelm
      • seize
      • sweep over
      • take
      • take over
      • usurp
      • whelm

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