seize

siːz

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#1·6h ago

(transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.

to seize smuggled goods

Origin: Earlier seise, from , sesen, saisen, from , from (8th century) in the phrase ad propriam sacire, from Old Low , from , *sakōną (compare ), from (compare , , . Cognate to sake and. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·6h ago

(transitive) To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).

to seize a ship after libeling

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#3·6h ago

(transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.).

a panic seized the crowd

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