"seize" | Definition and Related Words

seize

Verb

Take hold of;
Grab (synset 201215136)
"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"

is a type of: get hold of, take - get into one's hands, take physically
subtypes:
- 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
- apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up - take into custody
- capture, catch, get - succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- collar - seize by the neck or collar
- clasp - grasp firmly
- grip - hold fast or firmly
- grab - take or grasp suddenly
- catch, grab, take hold of - take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
- snap, snatch, snatch up - to grasp hastily or eagerly
- clench, clinch - hold in a tight grasp
- grapple, grip - to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
same as: clutch, prehend
Take or capture by force (synset 201216178)
"The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"

is a type of: get hold of, take - get into one's hands, take physically
subtypes:
- raven - obtain or seize by violence
- wrest - obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
- abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch - take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
- commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate - take arbitrarily or by force
Take possession of by force, as after an invasion (synset 202277394)
"the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"

is a type of: arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

subtypes: carry - capture after a fight

same as: appropriate, capture, conquer
Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority (synset 202278138)
"The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

is a type of: take - take into one's possession
subtypes:
- condemn - appropriate (property) for public use
- garnish, garnishee - take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
- distrain - confiscate by distress
same as: attach, confiscate, impound, sequester

verb group: sequester - requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force;
Take as one's right or possession (synset 202279327)
"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"

is a type of: take - take by force
subtypes:
- annex - take (territory) as if by conquest
- appropriate, capture, conquer, seize - take possession of by force, as after an invasion
- preoccupy - occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
- hijack - seize control of
- raid - take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock
same as: arrogate, assume, take over, usurp
Hook by a pull on the line (synset 201368542)
"strike a fish"

is a type of: hook - catch with a hook
Affect (synset 200739661)
"Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"

is a type of: overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

same as: clutch, get hold of
Capture the attention or imagination of (synset 200739481)
"This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"

is a type of: fascinate, intrigue - cause to be interested or curious

same as: grab

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