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seize |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Seize \Seize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seized}; p. pr & vb n. {Seizing}.] [OE. seisen, saisen, OF seisir, saisir, F. saisir, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. set The meaning is properly, to set put place hence to put in possession of See {Set}, v. t.] 1. To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp. For by no means the high bank he could seize. --Spenser. Seek you to seize and gripe into your hands The royalties and rights of banished Hereford? --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: seize v 1: take hold of also metaphorically: "Fear seized the prisoners" [syn: {prehend}, {clutch}] 2: take by force; "The enemy seized the city" 3: take possession of without permission [syn: {appropriate}, {take over}] 4: take by legal authority [syn: {impound}, {attach}, {sequester}, {confiscate}] 5: take after a conquest or invasion; as of land [syn: {capture}, {take over}, {conquer}] 6: capture the attention of "This story will grab you" [syn: {grab}]
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