What Does the Word Seized Mean What Does the Word Continual Mean
seize
take hold of suddenly and forcibly; grab; overwhelm; to take possession by force
Not to be confused with:
sees – perceives with the eyes, views; recognizes, visits
seise – chiefly law: to take into legal custody; confiscate
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seize
(sēz)v. seized, seiz·ing, seiz·es
v. tr.
1. To grasp suddenly and forcibly; take or grab: seize a sword.
2.
a. To take by force; capture or conquer: The kidnappers seized the prince. The invaders seized the city.
b. To take quick and forcible possession of; confiscate: The police seized a cache of illegal drugs.
3.
a. To focus the attention or intellect on: seize an idea and develop it to the fullest extent.
b. To make use of (an opportunity, for example).
4.
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.
5. also seise (sēz) Law To cause (someone) to be in possession of something.
6. 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 something.
2.
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 signs of seizure activity, often with convulsions.
seize on
To focus one's attention or intellect on: seized on the notion of gender as a cultural construct.
[Middle English seisen, from Old French seisir, to take possession, of Germanic origin.]
seiz′a·ble adj.
seiz′er n.
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seize
(siːz)vb (mainly tr)
1. (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. (Nautical Terms) nautical to bind (two ropes together or a piece of gear to a rope). See also serve19
9. (Automotive Engineering) (often foll by: up) (of mechanical parts) to become jammed, esp because of excessive heat
10. (usually foll by: of) to be apprised of; conversant with
11. (Law) the 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]
ˈseizable adj
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
seize
(siz)v. seized, seiz•ing. v.t.
1. to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
2. to grasp mentally; understand clearly and completely: to seize an idea.
3. to take possession or control of as if by suddenly laying hold: Panic seized the crowd.
4. to take possession of by legal authority; confiscate.
5. to capture; take into custody.
6. to take advantage of promptly: to seize an opportunity.
7. to bind or fasten (rope) together with a seizing.
8. to put in seisin: to be seized of vast estates.
v.i.9. to grab or take hold suddenly or forcibly: to seize on a rope.
10. to resort to a method, plan, etc., in desperation.
11. to have moving parts bind and stop moving as a result of excessive pressure, temperature, or friction.
[1250–1300; Middle English saisen, seisen < Old French saisir < Medieval Latin sacīre to place < Frankish]
seiz′a•ble, adj.
seiz′er, n.
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seize
To employ combat forces to occupy physically and to control a designated area. See also combat forces.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
seize
Past participle: seized
Gerund: seizing
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
| 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 |
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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
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
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
seize
verb1. To take firmly with the hand and maintain a hold on:
2. To get hold of (something moving):
Informal: nab.
3. To lay claim to for oneself or as one's right:
4. To have a sudden overwhelming effect on:
5. To take into custody as a prisoner:
6. To take quick and forcible possession of:
Idiom: help oneself to.
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Translations
chytit popadnout zmocnit se
gribe konfiskere tage beslaglægge
tarttua tilaisuus
uhvatiti
megfog megragad
òrífa, hrifsa taka meî valdi
ぐいとつかむ つかむ 捉える
잡다
capere
areštuoti nusitverti pagriebti
izmantot konfiscēt sagrābt satvert
prijeti zgrabiti
gripa fånga
ฉกฉวย
nắm lấy
seize
[siːz]
seize up VI + ADV [machine, limbs] → agarrotarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
seize
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
seize
(siːz) verb1. 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 agarrar chytit ergreifen gribe; tage αρπάζω συν. με τη βία asir, agarrar, coger haarama, kinni rabama مصادره كردن 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 نيول، لاندې كول، قبضه كول، بريد كول: وهل، ګيرول،اثر اچول، ضبطول،اخيستل، ټينګول، په منګول كې نيول: په غوټه اخيستل، ناڅاپه نيول 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，夺取
2. to take, especially by force or by law. The police seized the stolen property. neem, vat يَقْبِضُ على، يَحْجِزُ конфискувам apreender zmocnit se beschlagnahmen konfiskere; beslaglægge 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 نيول 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
ˈseizure (-ʒə) nounthe act of seizing. seizure of property. beslaglegging إستيلاء، حَجْز، قَبْض عَلى конфискация apreensão uchvácení die Beschlagnahme konfiskering; beslaglæggelse αρπαγή, κατάσχεση incautación, embargo konfiskeerimine مصادره takavarikointi saisie תפיסה 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 نيونه، ناڅاپي بريد، راتلنه (لكه دناروغۍ apreensão acaparare, confiscare захват; конфискация uchvátenie zaplemba zaplena beslagtagande การยึด el koyma, haciz 捉住，奪取 захват, захоплення ضبط کرنے کا عمل sự chiếm đoạt 查获，夺取
seize onto accept with enthusiasm. I suggested a cycling holiday, and he seized on the idea. entoesiasties aanvaar يَقْبَل الفِكْرَه بِحَماس приемам с готовност aceitar chytit se toho begeistert aufgreifen være straks med på 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 とびつく 붙잡다 nusitverti (minties) pieķerties (domai) terus bersetuju aangrijpen gripe med iver podchwycić غنیمت شمیرل 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 avariar zadřít se sich festfahren gå i stå παθαίνω εμπλοκή και παύω να λειτουργώ (για μηχανή) agarrotarse, paralizarse üles ütlema, seiskuma قفل كردن؛گريپاژ كردن leikata kiinni 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 قفل کول 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，（机器等）卡住
seize is spelt with -ei- (not -ie-).
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seize
→ يَقْبِضُ عَلَى 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
seize
vi convulsionar, tener una convulsión, tener convulsiones
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