seize
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seize [sēz]
vt.
seized, seizing [ME saisen < OFr saisir < ML sacire, prob. < Frank * sakjan, to lay claim to one's rights < IE base * sāg- > SAKE1]
1.
a) Historical to put in legal possession of a feudal holding
b) to put in legal possession of a particular thing; assign ownership to: in the passive voice [seized of the lands]
2.
a) to take forcible legal possession of; confiscate [to seize contraband]
b) to capture and put into custody; arrest; apprehend [to seize a criminal suspect]
3. to take forcibly and quickly; grab [to seize power]
4. to take hold of suddenly or forcibly, with or as with the hand; clutch
5.
a) to suddenly penetrate, illumine, or fill the mind of [an idea seized him]
b) to grasp with the mind, esp. in a sudden or intuitive way [seized their intent]
6. to take quick advantage of (an opportunity, etc.)
7. to attack or afflict suddenly or severely [seized with a fit of sneezing]
8. Naut. to fasten together (ropes, etc.), as by lashings; bind; lash
vi.
to stick or jam, esp. because of excessive heat or friction: said of a machine or its moving parts: often with up
SYN.- TAKE
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seize on or seize upon
1. to take hold of suddenly and forcibly
2. to take possession of
3. to turn eagerly to (an idea, etc.)
seizable
adj.
seizer
n.
English World dictionary.
V. Neufeldt.
2014.
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Seize — Seize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seizing}.] [OE. seisen, saisen, OF. seisir, saisir, F. saisir, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. set. The meaning is properly, to set, put, place, hence, to put in possession of. See {Set}, v … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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seize — W3 [si:z] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: saisir to take possession of , from Medieval Latin sacire] 1.) to take hold of something suddenly and violently = ↑grab ▪ Suddenly he seized my hand. seize sth from sb ▪ Maggie sei … Dictionary of contemporary English
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