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| VERB | 1 | seize, prehend, clutch | Take hold of |
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| 2 | seize | Take or capture by force | |
| 3 | seize, appropriate, capture, conquer | Take possession of by force, as after an invasion | |
| 4 | seize, impound, attach, sequester, confiscate | Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority | |
| 5 | seize, assume, usurp, take over, arrogate | Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force | |
| 6 | seize | Hook by a pull on the line | |
| 7 | seize, clutch, get hold of | Affect | |
| 8 | seize, grab | Capture the attention or imagination of |
| Sounds | siy'z |
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| Rhymes | Achilles, always, amenities, and 107 more rhymes in iyz... |
| Meaning | Take hold of. Grab. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "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" |
| Synonyms | prehend, clutch |
| Broader | take, get hold of |
| Narrower | nab; rack; claw; collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop; get, catch, capture; collar; clasp; grip; grab; catch, grab, take hold of; snatch, snatch up, snap; clench, clinch; grapple, grip |
| Nouns | seizing |
| Meaning | Take or capture by force. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" |
| Broader | take, get hold of |
| Narrower | raven; wrest; kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch; commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate |
| Nouns | seizer; seizure |
| Meaning | Take possession of by force, as after an invasion. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody |
| Examples | "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town" |
| Synonyms | appropriate, capture, conquer |
| Broader | assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate |
| Narrower | carry |
| Nouns | seizure |
| Meaning | Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "The FBI seized the drugs" |
| Synonyms | impound, attach, sequester, confiscate |
| Similar to | sequester |
| Broader | take |
| Narrower | garnishee, garnish; distrain |
| Nouns | seizure |
| Meaning | Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force. Take as one's right or possession. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" |
| Synonyms | assume, usurp, take over, arrogate |
| Broader | take |
| Narrower | annex; appropriate, capture, seize, conquer; preoccupy; hijack; raid |
| Meaning | Hook by a pull on the line. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Broader | hook |
| Meaning | Affect. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody |
| Examples | "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" |
| Synonyms | clutch, get hold of |
| Broader | overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake |
| Meaning | Capture the attention or imagination of. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "The movie seized my imagination" |
| Synonyms | grab |
| Broader | intrigue, fascinate |
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