seize in English

verb

1

take hold of suddenly and forcibly.

she jumped up and seized his arm

synonyms: grab, grasp, snatch, take hold of, get one's hands on, grip, clutch, nab

2

(of a machine with moving parts or a moving part in a machine) become stuck or jammed.

the engine seized up after only three weeks

3

be in legal possession of.

the court is currently seized of custody applications

4

fasten or attach (someone or something) to something by binding with turns of rope.

verb

grab, grasp, snatch, take hold of, get one's hands on, grip, clutch, nab
capture, take, overrun, occupy, conquer, take over
confiscate, impound, commandeer, requisition, appropriate, expropriate, take away, distrain
kidnap, abduct, take captive, take prisoner, take hostage, hold for ransom, snatch
prehend, clutch
assume, take over, arrogate, usurp
capture, conquer, appropriate
sequester, attach, confiscate, impound
grab
get hold of, clutch

Use "seize" in a sentence

1. Seize your glory!

2. Authorities seize dark web domains, charge a Canadian, and seize $454,000 in cryptocurrency

3. Seize their leader, hurry!

4. Seize This Unique Opportunity!

5. Seize time by the forelock.

6. Seize any opening you can.

7. Apprehend definition is - arrest, seize

8. One drop and they seize up.

9. Carpe diem means seize the day.

10. He had failed to seize his chance.

11. They will seize, they will slay me.

12. Successlessly needle-point outerwear seize Prokofieff Confessory

13. They will growl and seize the prey

14. Seize the opportunity when it comes up.

15. A plan was afoot to seize power.

16. 2 They desire fields and seize them;+

17. Your Honor, let's seize this chance and attack.

18. Seize the rogue robot and secure the area.

19. Your Honor, let's seize this chance and attack

20. To seize ( property ) by force or authority; confiscate.

21. She tried to seize the gun from him.

22. My joints seize up in the cold weather.

23. Seize (or Take) time by the forelock. 

24. Did you seize coin given him as well?

25. Political instability helped the army to seize power.

26. Politicians need to seize the initiative from the terrorists.

27. Could you seize similar opportunities to produce Kingdom fruitage?

28. At The Cliffs, we seize the day, every day

29. Apprehendo, of ad and prehendo, to take or seize

30. Carpe diem (Pluck the day; Seize the day). 

31. When private markets seize up, central banks step in.

32. Others storm a bricklayer’s home and seize his tools.

33. 6 Seize (or Take) time by the forelock. 

34. 20 At once Saul sent messengers to seize David.

35. 18 synonyms for Confiscate: seize, appropriate, impound, commandeer, sequester, expropriate

36. The president may not seize private property without congressional authorization.

37. It could seize up Washington harder than another Ice Age.

38. The Alids caused alot of rebellion to seize the dynasty

39. Police seize guns from Avowed neo-Nazi in Washington state

40. 20 Police managed to seize back ￡500 from the roadside.

41. Catch definition is - to capture or seize especially after pursuit

42. You were just standing there, and she started to seize?

43. The servants of the Horned God will seize their opportunity!

44. 18 synonyms for Confiscate: seize, appropriate, impound, commandeer, sequester, expropriate

45. Police seize 51,600 cartons of counterfeit contraband cigarettes TORONTO, Jan.

46. Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.

47. He who seize the right moment, is the right man.

48. A MOB seize a defenseless man and begin beating him.

49. And again, at Seize The Day, my tuberculosis, Friday night.

50. It may seize up and spatter and generally be disagreeable.