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seize (s

v. seized, seiz·ing, seiz·es

v.tr.

1. To grasp suddenly and forcibly; take or grab: seize a sword.

a. To grasp with the mind; apprehend: seize an idea and develop it to the fullest extent.

b. To possess oneself of (something): seize an opportunity.

a. To have a sudden overwhelming effect on: a heinous crime that seized the minds and emotions of the populace.

b. To overwhelm physically: a person who was seized with a terminal disease.

4. To take into custody; capture.

5. To take quick and forcible possession of; confiscate: seize a cache of illegal drugs.

6. also seise (s

a. To put (one) into possession of something.

b. To vest ownership of a feudal property in.

7. Nautical To bind (a rope) to another, or to a spar, with turns of small line.

v.intr.

1. To lay sudden or forcible hold of.

a. To cohere or fuse with another part as a result of high pressure or temperature and restrict or prevent further motion or flow.

b. To come to a halt: The talks seized up and were rescheduled.

3. To exhibit symptoms of seizure activity, usually with convulsions.

[Middle English seisen, from Old French seisir, to take possession, of Germanic origin.]

seiza·ble adj.

seizer n.

seize [siːz]

vb (mainly tr)

1. (also intr, foll by on) to take hold of quickly; grab she seized her hat and ran for the bus

2. (sometimes foll by on or upon) to grasp mentally, esp rapidly she immediately seized his idea

3. to take mental possession of alarm seized the crowd

4. to take possession of rapidly and forcibly the thief seized the woman's purse

5. (Law) to take legal possession of; take into custody

6. to take by force or capture the army seized the undefended town

7. to take immediate advantage of to seize an opportunity

8. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical to bind (two ropes together or a piece of gear to a rope) See also serve [19]

9. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (intr; often foll by up) (of mechanical parts) to become jammed, esp because of excessive heat

10. (passive; usually foll by of) to be apprised of; conversant with

11. (Law) the usual US spelling of seise

[C13 saisen, from Old French saisir, from Medieval Latin sacīre to position, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic satjan to set¹]

seizable adj

To employ combat forces to occupy physically and to control a designated area. See also combat forces.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Verb	1.	seize - 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 nab - seize suddenly rack - seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block claw - clutch as if in panic; "She clawed the doorknob" get hold of, take - get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please" arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, apprehend, pick up - take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" capture, catch, get - succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?" collar - seize by the neck or collar clasp - grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands" grip - hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel" grab - take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room" grab, take hold of, catch - take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" snatch, snatch up, snap - to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone" clench, clinch - hold in a tight grasp; "clench a steering wheel" grapple, grip - to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
	2.	seize - take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" raven - obtain or seize by violence wrest - obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government" get hold of, take - get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please" abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch - take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate - take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
	3.	seize - 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, conquer, capture take over, usurp, arrogate, seize, assume - 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" carry - capture after a fight; "The troops carried the town after a brief fight"
	4.	seize - 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" confiscate, impound, sequester, attach take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" condemn - appropriate (property) for public use; "the county condemned the land to build a highway" sequester - requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered" garnish, garnishee - take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt" distrain - confiscate by distress
	5.	seize - 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" take over, usurp, arrogate, assume take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" annex - take (territory) as if by conquest; "Hitler annexed Lithuania" appropriate, conquer, seize, capture - 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" preoccupy - occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills" hijack - seize control of; "they hijacked the judicial process" raid - take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"
	6.	seize - hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish" hook - catch with a hook; "hook a fish"
	7.	seize - affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" clutch, get hold of overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
	8.	seize - capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination" grab fascinate, intrigue - cause to be interested or curious

seize

verb

1. grab, grip, grasp, take, snatch, clutch, snap up, pluck, fasten, latch on to, lay hands on, catch or take hold of an otter seizing a fish
grab let go, loose

2. take by storm, take over, capture, take, acquire, occupy, conquer, overrun, annex, usurp Troops have seized the airport and radio terminals.

3. confiscate, appropriate, commandeer, impound, take possession of, requisition, sequester, expropriate, sequestrate Police were reported to have seized all copies the newspaper.
confiscate relinquish, hand back

4. capture, catch, arrest, get, nail (informal), grasp, collar (informal), hijack, abduct, nab (informal), apprehend, take captive Men carrying sub-machine guns seized the five soldiers.
capture free, release, set free, turn loose

5. jump at, exploit, take advantage of, pounce on, snatch, seize on, leap at During the riots people seized the opportunity to steal property.

Translations

seize [siːz]

A. VT

1. (= physically take hold of) → coger, agarrar
to seize hold of sth/sb → coger or agarrar algo/a algn
to seize sb by the arm → coger or agarrar a algn por el brazo

2. (= capture) [+ person] → detener; [+ territory] → apoderarse de; [+ power] → tomar, hacerse con

3. (Jur) (= confiscate) [+ property] → incautar, embargar

4. (= kidnap) → secuestrar

5. (fig) [+ opportunity] → aprovechar
to be seized with fear/rage → estar sobrecogido por el miedo/la cólera
he was seized with a desire to leave → el deseo de marcharse se apoderó de él

B. VI
see seize up

seize on VI + PREP = seize upon

seize up VI + ADV [machine, limbs] → agarrotarse

seize upon VI + PREP [+ chance] → aprovechar; [+ idea] → fijarse en

seize [ˈsiːz] vt

(= take hold of, grab) → saisir
He seized my arm to hold me back → Il saisit mon bras pour me retenir.

(= take possession of) → s'emparer de
Troops have seized the airport → Les troupes se sont emparées de l'aéroport.
to seize control of sth → s'emparer du contrôle de qch
to seize power → s'emparer du pouvoir

(LAW) [+ possessions] → saisir

(= capture) → capturer

[+ opportunity, chance, initiative] → saisir
to seize sth with both hands [+ chance] → saisir qch à pleine mains

seize on

vt fus → saisir, sauter sur

seize up

[part of the body] → se bloquer

[engine, motor] → serrer

seize upon

vt fus → saisir, sauter sur

seize

(= grasp) → packen, ergreifen; (as hostage) → nehmen; (= confiscate) → beschlagnahmen; passport → einziehen; ship (authorities) → beschlagnahmen; (pirates) → kapern; (= capture) town → einnehmen; train, building → besetzen; criminal → fassen; to seize somebody’s arm, to seize somebody by the arm → jdn am Arm packen

(fig) (= lay hold of: panic, fear, desire) → packen, ergreifen; power, leadership → an sich (acc) → reißen; (= leap upon) idea, suggestion → aufgreifen; opportunity, initiative → ergreifen; to seize the moment → den günstigen Augenblick wahrnehmen; to seize the day → den Tag nutzen; to seize control of something → etw unter Kontrolle bringen

vi = seize up

seize [siːz] vt (clutch, grasp) → afferrare (Mil, Law) (person, territory, power) → prendere; (articles) → sequestrare; (opportunity) → cogliere
to seize hold of sth/sb → afferrare qc/qn
he was seized with a fit of coughing → gli è venuto un accesso di tosse
she was seized with fear/rage → è stata presa dalla paura/rabbia
I was seized by the desire to laugh → mi è venuta una gran voglia di ridere

seize on seize upon vi + prep (chance, mistake) → non lasciarsi sfuggire; (idea) → sfruttare prontamente

seize up vi + adv (muscle, back) → bloccarsi (Tech) (machine) → grippare

seize on seize upon vi + prep (chance, mistake) → non lasciarsi sfuggire; (idea) → sfruttare prontamente

seize up vi + adv (muscle, back) → bloccarsi (Tech) (machine) → grippare

seize

v seize [siːz]

1 to take or grasp suddenly, especially by force She seized the gun from him; He seized her by the arm; He seized the opportunity of leaving. gryp يَسْتَوْلي عَلى сграбчвам chytit gribe; tage ergreifen αρπάζω συν. με τη βία asir, agarrar, coger haarama, kinni rabama مصادره كردن siepata, tarttua saisir לִתפוֹס छीनना zgrabiti, ščepati megragad menangkap dengan tiba-tiba þrífa, hrifsa afferrare, prendere つかむ (갑자기) 붙들다 nutverti, pagriebti satvert; sagrābt; (par izdevību) izmantot menyambar grijpen gripe chwytać, porywać agarrar a apuca; a pune mâna pe схватить; ухватиться chytiť zgrabiti zgrabiti rycka till sig, hugga tag i, gripa จับ; แย่ง yakalamak, kavramak 抓住，奪取 хапати; вхопитися قبضے میں لینا túm, nắm 抓住

2 to take, especially by force or by law The police seized the stolen property. neem, vat يَقْبِضُ على، يَحْجِزُ конфискувам zmocnit se konfiskere; beslaglægge beschlagnahmen κατάσχω incautar, embargar konfiskeerima بازداشت كردن takavarikoida saisir לִתפוֹס जीत लेना prisvojiti, zaplijeniti lefoglal menyita taka með valdi confiscare 差し押える 압류하다 konfiskuoti, areštuoti (turtą) konfiscēt merampas in beslag nemen pågripe, beslaglegge zająć, skonfiskować apreender a captura, a confisca конфисковать zmocniť sa zapleniti zapleniti ta i beslag, ta fast, fånga in ยึด; ริบ ele geçirmek 沒收，查扣 захоплювати; заволодівати ہتھیانا، ضبط کرنا bắt giữ 查获

n seizure [-ʒə]

the act of seizing seizure of property. beslaglegging إستيلاء، حَجْز، قَبْض عَلى конфискация uchvácení konfiskering; beslaglæggelse die Beschlagnahme αρπαγή, κατάσχεση incautación, embargo konfiskeerimine مصادره takavarikko saisie תְּפִיסָה कब्जा, जब्ती uzimanje u posjed, zapljena lefoglalás penyitaan aðför confisca 差し押え 압류 konfiskavimas konfiskācija; sagrābšana; (pilsētas) ieņemšana rampasan beslaglegging pågripelse, beslagleggelse konfiskata, zajęcie apreensão acaparare, confiscare захват; конфискация uchvátenie zaplemba zaplena beslagtagande การยึด el koyma, haciz 沒收，查扣 захват, захоплення ضبط کرنے کا عمل sự chiếm đoạt 查获

seize on

to accept with enthusiasm I suggested a cycling holiday, and he seized on the idea. entoesiasties aanvaar يَقْبَل الفِكْرَه بِحَماس приемам с готовност chytit se toho være straks med på begeistert aufgreifen δέχομαι με ενθουσιασμό aceptar con entusiasmo innustuma غنيمت شمردن innostua sauter sur לִקפוֹץ עַל הַהִזדַמנוּת तुरंत स्वीकार कर लेना prihvatiti s oduševljenjem kap vmin antusias henda á lofti accettare (subito) とびつく 붙잡다 nusitverti (minties) pieķerties (domai) terus bersetuju aangrijpen gripe med iver podchwycić aceitar a accepta cu entuziasm ухватиться за chytiť sa (čoho) pograbiti prihvatiti nappa på ยอมรับอย่างกระตือรือร้น fırsatı ganimet bilmek 欣然接受 схопитися за خوشی سے قبول کرنا chộp lấy 利用

seize up

(of machinery etc) to get stuck and stop working The car seized up yesterday. ophou werk يتَوَقَّف عن العَمَل заяждам zadřít se gå i stå sich festfahren παθαίνω εμπλοκή και παύω να λειτουργώ (για μηχανή) agarrotarse, paralizarse üles ütlema, seiskuma قفل كردن؛گريپاژ كردن leikata kiinni (se) bloquer לְהִתקַלקֵל जमा हो जाना, रुक जाना zapeti, blokirati besül, lerobban mogok festast, læsast; bræða úr sér bloccarsi, andare in tilt 止まる 정지하다 užsikirsti ieķīlēties; iestrēgt terhenti vastlopen sette seg fast, henge seg opp zablokować się, zacinać się avariar a nu mai funcţiona заедать, застревать zadrieť sa ustaviti se pokvariti se haka upp sig, skära ihop (เครื่องยนต์) ติดด้วยร้อนจัด çalışmamak (機器)卡住並停止運轉 застрявати کام کرنا بند کر دینا trở nên bị kẹt, bị tắt máy 失灵

seize is spelt with -ei- (not -ie- ).

seize → يستَولي على popadnout gribe ergreifen τσακώνω agarrar tarttua saisir uhvatiti afferrare ぐいとつかむ 잡다 in beslag nemen beslaglegge chwycić apoderar-se схватить gripa ฉกฉวย yakalamak nắm lấy 查获

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