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, seize, 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, seize, 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, seize, 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, seize, 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, seize, 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, seize, 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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How to use seize in a sentence?

1. Tristain Shury:

   Some days you maybe full of life, while other days you may want to be through with life. Even though the odds are not in your favor, you still have to find the strength to keep on going. Where there is a will, there is always a way. So do not be fooled into believing that you are not good enough. By the grace of God, your time will come, and you will seize the moment.

2. Nick Grono:

   This is a really innovative approach because it gets the exploiter to the table, if a fisherman brings a case in a New Zealand court against a (fishing) company, they'll probably just ignore it. But if you seize their multi-million dollar boat pending resolution of the court action, suddenly you get more attention.

3. President Obama:

   Just as we're all connected like never before, we have to work together like never before, both to seize opportunities but also meet the challenges of this information age, it's one of the great paradoxes of our time that the very technologies that empower us to do great good can also be used to undermine us and inflict great harm.

4. Auguste Renoir:

   The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself and carry you away. It is the means by which the artist conveys his passion. It is the current which he puts forth which sweeps you along in his passion.

5. Earl of Chesterfield:

   Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no delay, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.