seize
To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
Other meanings
To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).
To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
“to seize smuggled goods”
Synonyms
- clutch
- take hold
- take hold of
Related words
- antiseize
- disseize
- foreseize
- reseize
- unseize
- unseized
- anti-seize
- be seized of
- be seized with
- seizable
- seize on
- seize out
Word history
From Old French "seisir" (to take possession of; invest (person, court)).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “seize” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.