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English to English verb Example:
• 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
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take or capture by force |
• The terrorists seized the politicians
• The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages
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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
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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
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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
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hook by a pull on the line |
• strike a fish
source: wordnet30 Example:
• Fear seized the prisoners
• The patient was seized with unbearable pains
• He was seized with a dreadful disease
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capture the attention or imagination of |
• This story will grab you
• The movie seized my imagination
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To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp. | source: webster1913
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