Etymology: [ sEz ] (verb.) 14th century. Earlier seise, from Middle English seisen, sesen, saisen, from Old French seisir 'take possession of; invest (person, court) (compare French saisir 'to seize; invest a court'), from Medieval Latin sacīre (8th century) 'to lay claim to, appropriate' in the phrase ad propriam sacire, from Low Frankish *sakian 'to sue, bring legal action', from Proto-Germanic *sakkōjanan (compare Old English sacian 'to strive, brawl'), from *sakanan (compare Old Saxon sakan 'to accuse', Old High German sahhan 'to bicker, quarrel, rebuke', Old English sacan 'to quarrel, claim by law, accuse').C.T. Onions, ed., Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, s.v. "seize" (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1996), 807.
Synonyms: appropriate, catch, catch hold of, clasp, clench, clinch, clutch, compass, embrace, enclose, enfold, envelope, fasten, grapple, grasp, grip, hang onto, hold fast, lay hands on
Antonyms: give, let go, offer, release, free, liberate
to bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line, to take possession of (by force, law etc.), to take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance), to deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture, to fasten, fix, to have a sudden and powerful effect upon, to have a seizure, to lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon), to bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up, take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages", To bind securely the end of a wire rope or strand wfth seizing wire or strand Tapering & Welding - Reducing the diameter of the end of a wire rope and welding it to facilitate reeving, When an engine fails due to excessive heat buildup, A term used in soapmaking when the soap hardens suddenly and unexpectedly, vt to put in legal possession of a prticular thing; assign ownership to (in the passive voice), The possession of land under a claim of freehold estate, hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish, grab, as in: The guerillas tried to seize control of the town, To take advantage of an opportunity, To grab, to capture, To bind or lock in position immovably, To fasten; to fix, To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea, To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes, To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp, To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods, affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unberable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk 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" take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish, To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient, take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk 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", to take possession of by legal process, affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unberable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease", To take possession of by force, take forcibly; grasp, hold; comprehend, understand; expropriate, confiscate; capture, apprehend; take control of; take advantage of promptly; attack; (Law) make a person the legal owner of merchandise or property; lash, tie or fasten something using several turns with a rope or cord, take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork", 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", hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish", capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination", take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle", When you seize an opportunity, you take advantage of it and do something that you want to do. During the riots hundreds of people seized the opportunity to steal property, If you seize something, you take hold of it quickly, firmly, and forcefully. `Leigh,' he said seizing my arm to hold me back. an otter seizing a fish, When a group of people seize a place or seize control of it, they take control of it quickly and suddenly, using force. Troops have seized the airport and railroad terminals Army officers plotted a failed attempt yesterday to seize power. = take, If a government or other authority seize someone's property, they take it from them, often by force. Police were reported to have seized all copies of this morning's edition of the newspaper, When someone is seized, they are arrested or captured. UN officials say two military observers were seized by the Khmer Rouge yesterday Men carrying sub-machine guns seized the five soldiers and drove them away, gaffle, arrest, seise, wrest, Past tense of to seize, pertaining to a motor that no longer functions (internal parts fused together), property that has been commandeered, taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain", of a motor: no longer functioning as a result of internal moving components overheating past their melting point, and subsequently fusing or welding themselves together, confiscated, taken by force; captured, third person singular of seize, A different term for 'getting the engine stuck', present participle of seize, sticking together of two surfaces characterized by the presence of small particles of material which have become welded to the surface, Motor/Transmission : Loss of power and compression due to piston expansion and/or metal fragments contaminating the interior of the cylinder Seizures can be total (piston will not move) or partial (piston moves but has scored the cylinder wall) Sidehilling : Technique & Terrain : Riding along the side of a hill (rather than up or down the hill) Skidplates : Chassis : Plates, usually aluminum, which protect the underside of an ATV from damage, To fasten two ropes or parts of a rope together, or to attach a rope to something else by binding with yarn or similar material, The act of taking or grasping suddenly, The cord or lashing used for such fastening, The operation of fastening together or lashing, act of taking by force; confiscation; act of capturing; act of comprehending; act of taking control; act of quickly taking advantage of; act of attacking, the act of gripping something firmly with the hands, small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together, The temporary dedication of various parts of a communications system to a specific use, usually in response to a user request for service (188) Note: The parts seized may be automatically connected, such as by direct distance dialing (DDD), or may require operator intervention,
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to bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line - "to seize or stop one rope on to another"
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to take possession of (by force, law etc.) - "to seize a ship after libeling"
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to take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance)
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to deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture
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to fasten, fix
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to have a sudden and powerful effect upon - "a fever seized him"
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to have a seizure
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to lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon) - "The text which had seized upon his heart with such comfort and strength abode upon him for more than a year. (Southey, Bunyan, p. 21)"
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to bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up - "Rust caused the engine to seize, never to run again."
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take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
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To bind securely the end of a wire rope or strand wfth seizing wire or strand Tapering & Welding - Reducing the diameter of the end of a wire rope and welding it to facilitate reeving
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When an engine fails due to excessive heat buildup
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A term used in soapmaking when the soap hardens suddenly and unexpectedly
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vt to put in legal possession of a prticular thing; assign ownership to (in the passive voice)
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The possession of land under a claim of freehold estate
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hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish
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grab, as in: The guerillas tried to seize control of the town
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To take advantage of an opportunity
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To grab, to capture
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To bind or lock in position immovably
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To fasten; to fix
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To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea
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To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes
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To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp
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To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods
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affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unberable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk 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" take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish
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To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient
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take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk 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"
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to take possession of by legal process
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affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unberable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
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To take possession of by force
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take forcibly; grasp, hold; comprehend, understand; expropriate, confiscate; capture, apprehend; take control of; take advantage of promptly; attack; (Law) make a person the legal owner of merchandise or property; lash, tie or fasten something using several turns with a rope or cord fiil
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take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
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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"
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hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish"
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capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
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take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
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When you seize an opportunity, you take advantage of it and do something that you want to do. During the riots hundreds of people seized the opportunity to steal property
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If you seize something, you take hold of it quickly, firmly, and forcefully. `Leigh,' he said seizing my arm to hold me back. an otter seizing a fish
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When a group of people seize a place or seize control of it, they take control of it quickly and suddenly, using force. Troops have seized the airport and railroad terminals Army officers plotted a failed attempt yesterday to seize power. = take
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If a government or other authority seize someone's property, they take it from them, often by force. Police were reported to have seized all copies of this morning's edition of the newspaper
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When someone is seized, they are arrested or captured. UN officials say two military observers were seized by the Khmer Rouge yesterday Men carrying sub-machine guns seized the five soldiers and drove them away
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To seize.
gaffle
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To seize.
arrest - "I’m using mathesis — a universal science of measurement and order …And there is also taxinomia a principle of classification and ordered tabulation.Knowledge replaced universal resemblance with finite differences. History was arrested and turned into tables …Western reason had entered the age of judgement."
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To seize.
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To seize.
wrest - "There was one of the tribe of Tarzan who questioned his authority, and that was Terkoz, the son of Tublat, but he so feared the keen knife and the deadly arrows of his new lord that he confined the manifestation of his objections to petty disobediences and irritating mannerisms; Tarzan knew, however, that he but waited his opportunity to wrest the kingship from him by some sudden stroke of treachery, and so he was ever on his guard against surprise."
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seized
Past tense of to seize
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seized
pertaining to a motor that no longer functions (internal parts fused together)
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seized
property that has been commandeered
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seized
taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain"
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seized
of a motor: no longer functioning as a result of internal moving components overheating past their melting point, and subsequently fusing or welding themselves together
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seized
confiscated, taken by force; captured sıfat
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seizes
third person singular of seize
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seizing
A different term for 'getting the engine stuck'
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seizing
present participle of seize
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seizing
sticking together of two surfaces characterized by the presence of small particles of material which have become welded to the surface
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seizing
Motor/Transmission : Loss of power and compression due to piston expansion and/or metal fragments contaminating the interior of the cylinder Seizures can be total (piston will not move) or partial (piston moves but has scored the cylinder wall) Sidehilling : Technique & Terrain : Riding along the side of a hill (rather than up or down the hill) Skidplates : Chassis : Plates, usually aluminum, which protect the underside of an ATV from damage
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seizing
To fasten two ropes or parts of a rope together, or to attach a rope to something else by binding with yarn or similar material
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seizing
The act of taking or grasping suddenly
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The cord or lashing used for such fastening
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seizing
The operation of fastening together or lashing
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seizing
act of taking by force; confiscation; act of capturing; act of comprehending; act of taking control; act of quickly taking advantage of; act of attacking isim
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the act of gripping something firmly with the hands
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seizing
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
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The temporary dedication of various parts of a communications system to a specific use, usually in response to a user request for service (188) Note: The parts seized may be automatically connected, such as by direct distance dialing (DDD), or may require operator intervention
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