seize
1. take hold of;
grab (Freq. 13)
- 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
• Syn:
prehend, clutch
• Derivationally related forms:
clutch (for: clutch), prehension (for: prehend), seizing
• Hypernyms:
take, get hold of
• Hyponyms:
nab, rack, claw, collar, nail,
apprehend, arrest, pick up, cop, get, catch,
capture, clasp, grip, grab, take hold of, snatch,
snatch up, snap, clench, clinch, grapple
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. take or capture by force (Freq. 5)
- The terrorists seized the politicians
- The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages
• Derivationally related forms:
seizure, seizer
• Hypernyms:
take, get hold of
• Hyponyms:
raven, wrest, kidnap, nobble, abduct,
snatch, commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. take possession of by force, as after an invasion (Freq. 4)
- the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
- The army seized the town
- The militia captured the castle
• Syn:
appropriate, capture, conquer
• Derivationally related forms:
conquering (for: conquer), seizure, capture (for: capture), appropriative (for: appropriate), appropriator (for: appropriate)
• Hypernyms:
assume, usurp, take over, arrogate
• Hyponyms:
carry
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
4. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority (Freq. 3)
- The FBI seized the drugs
- The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
- The police confiscated the stolen artwork
• Syn:
impound, attach, sequester, confiscate
• Derivationally related forms:
seizure, confiscation (for: confiscate), sequestration (for: sequester), attachment (for: attach), impoundment (for: impound), impounding (for: impound)
• Hypernyms:
take
• Hyponyms:
condemn, garnishee, garnish, distrain
• Verb Group:
sequester
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. 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
• Syn:
assume, usurp, take over, arrogate
• Derivationally related forms:
arrogation (for: arrogate), arrogator (for: arrogate), takeover (for: take over), usurpation (for: usurp), usurper (for: usurp), assumption (for: assume)
• Hypernyms:
take
• Hyponyms:
annex, appropriate, capture, conquer, preoccupy,
hijack, raid
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. hook by a pull on the line
- strike a fish
• Hypernyms:
hook
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. capture the attention or imagination of
- This story will grab you
- The movie seized my imagination
• Syn:
grab
• Hypernyms:
intrigue, fascinate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
8. affect
- Fear seized the prisoners
- The patient was seized with unbearable pains
- He was seized with a dreadful disease
• Syn:
clutch, get hold of
• Derivationally related forms:
clutch (for: clutch)
• Hypernyms:
overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
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