seize (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 8 senses of the word *seize*:
VERB	contact	seize, prehend, clutch	take hold of
contact	seize	take or capture by force
possession	seize, appropriate, capture, conquer	take possession of by force, as after an invasion
possession	seize, impound, attach, sequester, confiscate	take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
possession	seize, assume, usurp, take over, arrogate	seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
contact	seize	hook by a pull on the line
cognition	seize, clutch, get hold of	affect
cognition	seize, grab	capture the attention or imagination of

seize > pronunciation
Sounds	siy'z
Rhymes	Achilles ... Yerkes: 115 rhymes with iyz...

English > *seize*: 8 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	take hold of; grab.
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
Narrower	catch, grab, take hold of	take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
	clasp	grasp firmly
	claw	Clutch as if in panic
	clench, clinch	hold in a tight grasp
	collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop	Take into custody
	collar	seize by the neck or collar / collar / collar
	get, catch, capture	succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
	grab	Take or grasp suddenly
	grapple, grip	To grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
	grip	hold fast or firmly
	nab	seize suddenly
	rack	seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
	snatch, snatch up, snap	To grasp hastily or eagerly
Broader	take, get hold of	Get into one's hands, take physically
Catalan	agarrar
Spanish	agarrar, asir, prender
Nouns	seizing	the act of gripping / gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

English > *seize*: 8 senses > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Take or capture by force.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"The terrorists seized the politicians" "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
Narrower	commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate	Take arbitrarily or by force
	kidnap, nobble, abduct, snatch	take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
	raven	Obtain or seize by violence
	wrest	Obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
Broader	take, get hold of	Get into one's hands, take physically
Catalan	capturar, prendre
Spanish	prender, tomar
Nouns	seizer	a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship
Nouns	seizure	the act of taking of a person by force

English > *seize*: 8 senses > verb 3, possession
Meaning	Take possession of by force, as after an invasion.
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
Narrower	carry	capture after a fight / fight
Broader	assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate	seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
Catalan	agafar, capturar, detenir, prendre
Spanish	coger, tomar
Nouns	seizure	the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

English > *seize*: 8 senses > verb 4, possession
Meaning	Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"The FBI seized the drugs"
Synonyms	impound, attach, sequester, confiscate
Narrower	condemn	Appropriate (property) for public use
	distrain	confiscate by distress
	garnishee, garnish	Take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
Broader	take	Take into one's possession
Similar to	sequester	requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
Nouns	seizure	the taking possession of something by legal process

English > *seize*: 8 senses > verb 5, possession
Meaning	seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
Synonyms	assume, usurp, take over, arrogate
Narrower	annex	Take (territory) as if by conquest
	appropriate, capture, seize, conquer	Take possession of by force, as after an invasion
	hijack	seize control of
	preoccupy	Occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
	raid	take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
Broader	take	Take by force

English > *seize*: 8 senses > verb 7, cognition
Meaning	affect.
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	Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

English > *seize*: 8 senses > verb 8, cognition
Meaning	capture the attention or imagination of.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Example	"The movie seized my imagination"
Synonym	grab
Broader	intrigue, fascinate	Cause to be interested or curious

HyperDic: seize