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[Seize]

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

Verb
capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"

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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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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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take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"

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hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish"

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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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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"

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

v. t.
To take possession of by force.

v. t.
To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient.

v. t.
To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods.

v. t.
To fasten; to fix.

v. t.
To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea.

v. t.
To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes.

Seize

Seize , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Seizing.] [OE. seisen, saisen, OF. seisir, saisir, F. saisir, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. set. The meaning is properly, to set, put, place, hence, to put in possession of. See Set, v. t.] 1. To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.

For by no means the high bank he could seize.

Seek you to seize and gripe into your hands The royalties and rights of banished Hereford?

2. To take possession of by force.

At last they seize The scepter, and regard not David's sons.

3. To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient.

Hope and deubt alternate seize her seul.

4. (law) To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods. 5. To fasten; to fix. [Obs.]

As when a bear hath seized her cruel claws Upon the carcass of some beast too weak.

6. To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea. 7. (Naut.) To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes. &hand; This word, by writers on law, is commonly written seise, in the phrase to be seised of (an estate), as also, in composition, disseise, disseisin. To be seized of, to have possession, or right of possession; as, A B was seized and possessed of the manor of Dale. "Whom age might see seized of what youth made prize." Chapman. -- To seize on ∨ upon, to fall on and grasp; to take hold on; to take possession of suddenly and forcibly. Syn. -- To catch; grasp; clutch; snatch; apprehend; arrest; take; capture.

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

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Usage Examples

Carpe per diem - seize the check.

Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.

Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity.

God hates violence. He has ordained that all men fairly possess their property, not seize it.

Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities strong men make them.

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Other Usage Examples

I urge the Iraqi leadership for sake of its own people... to seize this opportunity and thereby begin to end the isolation and suffering of the Iraqi people.

If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.

Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated. Begin, and then the work will be completed.

I am concerned about how to reverse the process by which a fundamentalist right and a corporate elite were able to seize power in the United States.

A Libertarian society of unfettered individualism spreads its benefits to virtually everyone - not just those who have the resources to seize political power.

Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine.