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seize

/ˈsiːz/

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verb

seizes; seized; seizing

[+ obj] to use legal or official power to take (something)

Police seized [=confiscated] the weapons and drugs.

The bank seized their property.

to get or take (something) in a forceful, sudden, or violent way

The army has seized control of the city.

A rebel group attempted to seize power.

He suddenly seized the lead in the final lap of the race.

to attack and take control of (a place) by force or violence

The soldiers seized [=captured] the fort.

to forcefully take and hold (someone or something) with your hand or arms :grab

He seized her by the arm.

He tried to seize the gun from him.

She seized hold of my hand. [=she seized my hand]

to take (someone) as a prisoner

The police seized [=arrested] the robbers.

Seize that man!

She was seized by kidnappers and carried off to a hidden location.

to take or use (something, such as a chance or opportunity) in a quick and eager way

He seized the chance/initiative/opportunity to present his ideas to his boss.

My father taught me to seize the day. [=to do the things I want to do when I have the chance instead of waiting for a later time]

Seizing the moment, she introduced herself to the famous film director.

to begin to affect (someone) suddenly

Panic seized him. = He was seized by panic.

to have a powerful effect on (someone)

His movies seized the public's imagination. [=the public became very interested in and enthusiastic about his movies]

She was suddenly seized with the idea [=she suddenly had the idea] of owning her own restaurant.

seize on/upon

[phrasal verb]

seize on/upon (something) :to take or use (something, such as a chance or opportunity) in a quick and eager way

His critics have seized on the scandal to call for his resignation.

She seized on the opportunity to tell her side of the story.

seize up

[phrasal verb]

to stop working because the moving parts can no longer move

The engine/brakes suddenly seized up. - sometimes used figuratively

Her brain seized up when she tried to answer the question.

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