English dictionary
seize
verbPronunciation
siːz
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
verb
- capture the attention or imagination of
verb
- affect
verb
- take into your hands deliberately
verb
- take or capture by force
verb
- hook by a pull on the line
verb
- take possession of by force, as after an invasion
verb
- take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
verb
- seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
Example sentences
This story will grab you
The movie seized my imagination
Fear seized the prisoners
The patient was seized with unbearable pains
He was seized with a dreadful disease
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
A crazy idea took hold of him
The terrorists seized the politicians
The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages
strike a fish
the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
The army seized the town
The militia captured the castle
The FBI seized the drugs
The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
The police confiscated the stolen artwork
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