- verbseized (past tense) · seized (past participle)
- take hold of suddenly and forcibly:"she jumped up and seized his arm" · "he seized hold of the door handle"
- take forcible possession of:"army rebels seized an air force base" · "the family left Germany a month after Hitler seized power"
- (of the police or another authority) take possession of (something) by warrant or legal right; confiscate; impound:"police have seized 726 lb of cocaine" · "most of the bank's assets were seized"
- take (an opportunity or initiative) eagerly and decisively:"he seized his chance to attack as Delaney hesitated"
- (of a feeling or pain) affect (someone) suddenly or acutely:"he was seized by the most dreadful fear"
- strongly appeal to or attract (the imagination or attention):"the story of the king's escape seized the public imagination"
- formalunderstand (something) quickly or clearly:"he always strains to seize the most somber truths"
- (of a machine with moving parts or a moving part in a machine) become stuck or jammed:"I realized that the mechanism had seized"
- nauticalarchaicfasten or attach (someone or something) to something by binding with turns of rope:"Jack was seized to the gun and had his two dozen lashes"
OriginMiddle English: from Old French seizir ‘give seisin’, from medieval Latin sacire, in the phrase ad proprium sacire ‘claim as one's own’, from a Germanic base meaning ‘procedure’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- take hold of suddenly and forcibly:
- take forcible possession of:
- (of the police or another authority) take possession of (something) by warrant or legal right; confiscate; impound:
- (of a machine with moving parts or a moving part in a machine) become stuck or jammed:
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- The term "seized" has several meanings:1234
- Taken hold, possession, or control of, as by force or legal authority; confiscated, captured, or appropriated.
- To take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp.
- To take someone or something in your hand suddenly and using force.
- To take possession by force.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.Seized definition: taken hold, possession, or control of, as by force or legal authority; confiscated, captured, or appropriated.www.dictionary.com/browse/seizedverb (used with object), seized, seiz·ing. to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.www.dictionary.com/browse/seizeto take someone or something in your hand suddenly and using force synonym grab seize something from somebody She tried to seize the gun from him. seize somebody/something He seized her by the arm. She seized hold of my hand.www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/ame…seize take hold of suddenly and forcibly; grab; overwhelm; to take possession by forcewww.thefreedictionary.com/seized Seize Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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