intransitive verb. To grasp suddenly and forcibly; take or grab.

intransitive verb. undefined

intransitive verb. To take by force; capture or conquer.

intransitive verb. To take quick and forcible possession of; confiscate.

intransitive verb. undefined

intransitive verb. To focus the attention or intellect on.

intransitive verb. To make use of (an opportunity, for example).

intransitive verb. undefined

intransitive verb. To have a sudden overwhelming effect on.

intransitive verb. To overwhelm physically.

intransitive verb. To cause (someone) to be in possession of something.

intransitive verb. To bind (a rope) to another, or to a spar, with turns of small line.

intransitive verb. To lay sudden or forcible hold of something.

intransitive verb. undefined

intransitive verb. To cohere or fuse with another part as a result of high pressure or temperature and restrict or prevent further motion or flow.

intransitive verb. To come to a halt.

intransitive verb. To exhibit signs of seizure activity, often with convulsions.

phrasal verb. To focus one's attention or intellect on.

To put in possession; make possessed; possess: commonly with of before the thing possessed: as, A. B. was seized and possessed of the manor; to seize one's self of an inheritance.

To take possession of

By virtue of a warrant or legal authority: as, to seize smuggled goods; to seize a ship after libeling.

By force, with or without right.

To lay sudden or forcible hold of; grasp; clutch: either literally or figuratively.

To come upon with sudden attack; have a sudden and powerful effect upon: as, a panic seized the crowd; a fever seized him.

To fasten; fix.

Nautical, to bind, lash, or make fast, as one thing to another, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line; stop: as, to seize two fish-hooks back to back; to seize or stop one rope on to another.

Synonyms and To snatch, catch, capture, apprehend, arrest, take, attach.

To lay hold in seizure, as by hands or claws: with on or upon.

In metallurgy, to cohere.

transitive verb. To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.

transitive verb. To take possession of by force.

transitive verb. To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly.

transitive verb. To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority.

transitive verb. To fasten; to fix.

transitive verb. To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly.

transitive verb. To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline.

transitive verb. to have possession, or right of possession

transitive verb. to fall on and grasp; to take hold on; to take possession of suddenly and forcibly.

transitive verb. undefined

verb. to deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture

verb. to take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance)

verb. to take possession of (by force, law etc.)

verb. to have a sudden and powerful effect upon

verb. to bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line

verb. to fasten, fix

verb. to lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon)

verb. to have a seizure

verb. to bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up

verb. take hold of; grab

verb. take or capture by force

"If insurgents like the Taliban again seize power, do you think the women in any of those countries will fare better or worse?"

affect  capture  catch  covenant to stand seized to uses  fasten  

to seize upon  

seizure  

be seized of  be seized with  seizable  seize on  seize the day  

fascinate  hook  intrigue  overcome  overpower  

Abdulaziz  Annamese  Aziz  Balinese  Beas  

9d  Moscow  arraign  bedrid  brass-mounted  

abduct  absorb  accroach  adopt  afflict  

seized  seizes  seizing