seize

verbs

take hold of; grab

"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"

clutch, prehend, seize

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seizing

take or capture by force

"The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"

seize

is derived from

seizure

is derived from

seizer

is a type of (narrower)

get into one's hands, take physically

"Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"

get hold of, take

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"

appropriate, capture, conquer, seize

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seizure

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"

attach, confiscate, impound, seize, sequester

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seizure

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"

arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp

hook by a pull on the line

"strike a fish"

seize

is a type of (narrower)

catch with a hook

"hook a fish"

hook

affect

"Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"

clutch, get hold of, seize

capture the attention or imagination of

"This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"

grab, seize