Synonyms for seize
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1. seize

   The legal term arrest carries always the implication of a legal offense; this is true even of arresting for debt. But one may be detained by process of law when no offense is alleged against him, as in the case of a witness who is held in a house of detention till a case comes to trial. One may be restrained of his liberty without arrest, as in an insane asylum; an individual or corporation may be restrained by injunction from selling certain property. In case of an arrest, an officer may secure his prisoner by fetters, by a locked door, or other means effectually to prevent escape. Capture is commonly used of seizure by armed force; as, to capture a ship, a fort, etc. Compare HINDER; OBSTRUCT.

   Synonyms:
   apprehend, arrest, capture, catch, detain, hold, make prisoner, restrain, secure, stop, take into custody, take prisoner

   Antonyms:
   discharge, dismiss, free, liberate, release, set free

   Preposition:
   Arrested for crime, on suspicion, by the sheriff; on, upon, or by virtue of a warrant; on final process; in execution.

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1. seize

   Synonyms:
   catch, grasp, clutch, snatch, apprehend, arrest, hold, grip, grapple, hook, take, capture

   Antonyms:
   loose, dismiss, liberate, abandon, drop, unhand, unhook, unfasten

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1. seize, prehend, clutchverb

   take hold of; grab

   "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"

   Synonyms:
   clutch, get hold of, arrogate, sequester, capture, appropriate, usurp, attach, prehend, hold tight, impound, assume, hold close, grab, confiscate, take over, conquer, cling to

2. seizeverb

   take or capture by force

   "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"

   Synonyms:
   take over, arrogate, usurp, confiscate, attach, conquer, impound, grab, sequester, assume, appropriate, get hold of, prehend, capture, clutch

3. appropriate, capture, seize, conquerverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   usurp, capture, fascinate, attach, earmark, sequester, conquer, beguile, impound, get, allow, captivate, enamour, suppress, trance, confiscate, get hold of, assume, prehend, enamor, take over, becharm, reserve, arrogate, subdue, curb, stamp down, set aside, clutch, entrance, inhibit, charm, appropriate, catch, grab, enchant, bewitch

4. impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seizeverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   clutch, get hold of, tie, set apart, arrogate, sequester, capture, withdraw, attach, prehend, seclude, isolate, impound, assume, pound, keep apart, conquer, usurp, bind, grab, sequestrate, confiscate, take over, appropriate, bond

5. assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogateverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   usurp, attach, sequester, capture, simulate, acquire, absorb, impound, don, put on, take, take for granted, lay claim, adopt, strike, borrow, get hold of, assume, prehend, relieve, take over, assign, repeat, claim, presume, arrogate, confiscate, get into, sham, clutch, grab, buy up, appropriate, accept, take on, feign, wear, conquer, buy out, take up, bear

6. seizeverb

   hook by a pull on the line

   "strike a fish"

   Synonyms:
   take over, arrogate, usurp, confiscate, attach, conquer, impound, grab, sequester, assume, appropriate, get hold of, prehend, capture, clutch

7. seize, clutch, get hold ofverb

   affect

   "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"

   Synonyms:
   clutch, get hold of, get through, arrogate, sequester, capture, appropriate, usurp, attach, prehend, hold tight, take, impound, assume, hold close, grab, confiscate, take over, conquer, reach, contact, cling to

8. grab, seizeverb

   capture the attention or imagination of

   "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"

   Synonyms:
   clutch, get hold of, arrogate, sequester, capture, snap up, attach, prehend, take hold of, impound, assume, catch, conquer, snaffle, usurp, grab, confiscate, take over, appropriate

Matched Categories

1. • Hook
   • Intrigue
   • Sweep Over
   • Take
   • Take Over

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1. seizeverb

   Synonyms:
   gripe, grasp, snatch, clutch, catch, capture, grapple, NAB, lay hold on, lay hold of, take possession of, fasten upon, lay hands on, take hold of (forcibly and suddenly)

2. seizeverb

   Synonyms:
   come upon suddenly (as attacks of disease)

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1. seizeverb

   Synonyms:
   apprehend, snatch, clutch, catch, gripe, grasp, grapple, arrest, confiscate, usurp, appropriate, distrain, distress

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1. List of paraphrases for "seize":

   grasp, capture, confiscate, seizes, take, leverage, exploit, seizing, capturing, grab

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1. Mike Pompeo:

   Please remember that any payment to a terrorist or a terrorist regime gives money so that they can seize more of our people, even a small payment to a group in, say, Africa can facilitate the killing or seizure of tens or even hundreds of others, including Americans or foreign nationals in that region.

2. Jabari Paul:

   We now sit at a critical inflection point in our nation's history, if we are to seize the opening that this moment presents, we must be willing to acknowledge the sins of our past so that we move together toward a future of justice and equity.

3. Barack Obama:

   We can seize this future together because we are not as divided as our politics suggests.

4. Donald Trump:

   North Korea has a chance to be a great country and North Korea can't be a country under these circumstances White House aides are living right now, i think White House aides should seize the opportunity.

5. Richard Blumenthal:

   Congress must seize this historic moment — a pivotal turning point for reining in Big Tech, having seen Big Tech's harms and abuses, in our hearings and their own lives, Americans are ready for action — and results.