Seize - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |siːz|  American pronunciation of the word seize
Brit.  |siːz|  British pronunciation of the word seize

verb

- take hold of; grab (syn: clutch)
The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter
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
- take possession of by force, as after an invasion (syn: appropriate, capture, conquer)
the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
The army seized the town
- take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority (syn: attach, confiscate, impound, sequester)
The FBI seized the drugs
- seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession (syn: arrogate, assume, take over, usurp)
She seized control of the throne after her husband died
- hook by a pull on the line
- affect (syn: clutch)
Fear seized the prisoners
The patient was seized with unbearable pains
He was seized with a dreadful disease
- capture the attention or imagination of (syn: grab)
The movie seized my imagination

Extra examples

The bank seized their property.

The army has seized control of the city.

A rebel group attempted to seize power.

He suddenly seized the lead in the final lap of the race.

He seized her by the arm.

He tried to seize the gun from him.

She was seized by kidnappers and carried off to a hidden location.

He seized the chance to present his ideas to his boss.

Seizing the moment, she introduced herself to the famous film director.

I seized the books and read them as fast as I could.

The children seized on the idea of camping in the mountains.

She was seized with a sudden desire to laugh.

The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter

The mother seized her child by the arm

Birds of prey often seize small mammals

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: seize
he/she/it: seizes
present participle: seizing
past tense: seized
past participle: seized
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