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- DictionarySeize/sēz/
verb
- 1. take hold of suddenly and forcibly: "she jumped up and seized his arm"
- 2. take (an opportunity or initiative) eagerly and decisively: "he seized his chance to attack as Delaney hesitated"
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to take hold of something quickly and firmly: She seized my arm and pulled me towards her. seize verb [T] (OPPORTUNITY) B2. to do something quickly when you have the opportunity: You need to seize every opportunity. seize verb [T] (PLACE) to take control of a place suddenly by using military force:
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Define seize. seize synonyms, seize pronunciation, seize translation, English dictionary definition of seize. take hold of suddenly and forcibly; grab; overwhelm; to take possession by force Not to be confused with: sees – perceives with the eyes, views; recognizes,...
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Etymology
Earlier seise, from Middle English seisen, sesen, saisen, from Old French seisir (“to take possession of; invest (person, court)”), from Early Medieval Latin sacīre (8th century) in the phrase ad propriam sacire, from Old Low Frankish *sakjan (“to sue, bring legal action”), from Proto-Germanic *sakjaną, *sakōną (compare Old English sacian (“to strive, brawl”)), from Proto-Germanic *sakaną (compare Old Saxon sakan (“to accuse”), Old High German sahhan (“to bicker, quarrel, rebuke”), Old Englis...
Pronunciation
1. enPR: sēz, IPA(key): /siːz/ 2. Rhymes: -iːz 3. Homophones: seas, sees
Verb
seize (third-person singular simple present seizes, present participle seizing, simple past and past participle seized) 1. (transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture. 1.1. Synonyms: clasp, grasp, grip; see also Thesaurus:grasp 2. (transitive) To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance). 2.1. Synonym: jump on 3. (transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.). 3.1. Synonyms: arrogate, commandeer, confiscate 3.2. to seizesmuggled goods 3.3. to seizea ship af...
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French seze, from Old French seize, seze, from Latin sēdecim.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /sɛz/ 2. (Quebec) IPA(key): [saiz] 3. Rhymes: -ɛz
Numeral
seize (invariable) 1. sixteen
Etymology
From Old French seize, from Latin sēdecim.
Numeral
seize 1. (Jersey, Guernsey) sixteen
1. a. usually seise. ˈsēz. : to vest ownership of a freehold estate in. b. often seise : to put in possession of something. the biographer will be seized of all pertinent papers. 2. a. : to take possession of : confiscate. b. : to take possession of by legal process. 3. a. : to possess or take by force : capture. b.
Definitions of 'seize' 1. If you seize something, you take hold of it quickly, firmly, and forcefully. [...] 2. When a group of people seize a place or seize control of it, they take control of it quickly and suddenly, using force. [...] 3. If a government or other authority seize someone's property, they take it from them, often by force. [...]
verb. uk / siːz/ seizing | seized. to take hold of something quickly and firmly: She seized my arm and pulled me towards her. seize a chance/opportunity. to do something quickly in order to use an opportunity: You need to seize every opportunity. (Definition of seize from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
