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Synonyms for seize
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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 prisonerAntonyms:
discharge, dismiss, free, liberate, release, set freePreposition:
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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Princeton's WordNet
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 toseizeverb
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, clutchappropriate, 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, bewitchimpound, 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, bondassume, 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, bearseizeverb
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, clutchseize, 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 tograb, 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
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
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)seizeverb
Synonyms:
come upon suddenly (as attacks of disease)
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#69 | contact | |
#77 | get | |
#246 | take | |
#1038 | stop | |
#1152 | appropriate | |
#1202 | allow | |
#1275 | hold | |
#1300 | secure | |
#1893 | accept | |
#2022 | claim | |
#2254 | reach | |
#2268 | reserve | |
#2490 | bear | |
#2664 | wear | |
#2982 | don | |
#3261 | bond | |
#3354 | assume | |
#3635 | catch | |
#3884 | strike | |
#4006 | capture | |
#4607 | tie | |
#4802 | repeat | |
#4910 | pound | |
#5207 | entrance | |
#5613 | hook | |
#5639 | adopt | |
#5938 | charm | |
#6448 | attach | |
#6810 | acquire | |
#7245 | grip | |
#7523 | arrest | |
#7552 | grab | |
#7715 | trance | |
#8011 | assign | |
#8275 | bind | |
#10264 | exploit | |
#10524 | withdraw | |
#11162 | clutch | |
#11358 | borrow | |
#11509 | leverage | |
#12551 | curb | |
#13142 | grasp | |
#13591 | capturing | |
#13778 | relieve | |
#15816 | absorb | |
#16211 | conquer | |
#16326 | snatch | |
#16683 | suppress | |
#16925 | isolate | |
#17114 | simulate | |
#17901 | inhibit | |
#18031 | seize | |
#20014 | sham | |
#22857 | presume | |
#30094 | restrain | |
#37001 | seizing | |
#38502 | grapple | |
#40155 | detain | |
#53037 | enchant | |
#53095 | captivate | |
#53441 | apprehend | |
#54755 | subdue | |
#56815 | seizes | |
#67809 | confiscate | |
#73203 | impound | |
#73258 | usurp | |
#75931 | earmark | |
#79233 | fascinate | |
#91169 | feign | |
#114967 | snaffle | |
#115009 | sequester | |
#145095 | beguile | |
#239588 | bewitch | |
#248023 | arrogate | |
#310890 | seclude |
How to use seize in a sentence?
The concern is not that there are many people and few opportunities. It is, there are many opportunities but there are few people who seize them.
The guys in the street see that their leaders were betting on something that didn't happen, that did not work, the guy in the street wants to seize his opportunity and nothing else.
You Ain't Livin', if you Ain't Breathin' And you Ain't Breathin', if you Ain't Receivin'...LOVE>Ramon. LOVE is >(greater than) me, you, anyone. Nothing, in this world, matters, when the air runs out. It's in this moment, that you know whom and what you love. So smile, be Thankful, seize the day and take time to breathe. It's free.
Mr. Clark was given multiple opportunities to desist, while he was being legally detained, he chose to resist, fight officers and to seize control of an officer's firearm.
We need to get on with it, we need to seize the opportunity, it's about giving certainty to businesses, it's about saying to the world 'we're open for business'. Let's start getting some free trade agreements started as soon as we can. We need to get on with it, we need to get a grip and make progress.
Translations for seize
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- استولى على, حجزArabic
- ধরাBengali
- apoderar-seCatalan, Valencian
- gribeDanish
- fassen, ergreifenGerman
- αδράξουνGreek
- aprovechar, tomar, aferrar, apoderarse de, agarrar, apresarSpanish
- tarttua, tilaisuusFinnish
- saisir, seizeFrench
- megfog, megragadHungarian
- գրավելArmenian
- prendereItalian
- לתפוסHebrew
- 捉える, つかむJapanese
- 붙잡다Korean
- capere, possideo, carpoLatin
- aangrijpen, grijpen, pakken, vangenDutch
- gripeNorwegian
- capturar, aproveitar, tomar conta de, convulsar, convulsionar-se, convelir, convulsionar, agarrar, apoderar-se de, valer-se de, apreenderPortuguese
- confiscaRomanian
- схватить, схватывать, захватить, захватыватьRussian
- tillskansa, gripa, fångaSwedish
- கைப்பற்றுTamil
- kapmakTurkish
- gleipönVolapük
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