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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024seize /siz/USA pronunciation v., seized, seiz•ing. - to take hold with force;
grasp: [~ + object]He seized a knife.[no object]to seize on a rope. - to grasp with the mind;
understand:[~ + object]to seize an idea. - to take possession of, as if by grasping:[~ + object]Panic seized the crowd.
- Law to take possession of by authority;
confiscate:[~ + object]The bank seized all his assets. - to capture;
take into custody:[~ + object]The police seized the two men. - to take advantage of promptly: [~ + object]to seize an opportunity.[~ + on + object]He seized on the opening his opponent gave him.
- Mechanical Engineering to have moving parts stop moving as a result of too much pressure or friction:[no object* ~ + up]The engine seized up in the extreme heat.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024seize (sēz),USA pronunciation v., seized, seiz•ing. v.t. - to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp:to seize a weapon.
- to grasp mentally;
understand clearly and completely:to seize an idea. - to take possession of by force or at will:to seize enemy ships.
- to take possession or control of as if by suddenly laying hold:Panic seized the crowd.
- Lawto take possession of by legal authority;
confiscate:to seize smuggled goods. - LawAlso, seise. to put (someone) in seizin or legal possession of property (usually used in passive constructions):She was seized of vast estates.
- to capture;
take into custody. - to take advantage of promptly:to seize an opportunity.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto bind or fasten together with a seizing.
v.i. - to grab or take hold suddenly or forcibly (usually fol. by on or upon):to seize on a rope.
- to resort to a method, plan, etc., in desperation (usually fol. by on or upon):He must seize on a solution, however risky.
- Mechanical Engineeringto have moving parts bind and stop moving as a result of excessive pressure, temperature, or friction (usually fol. by up):The engine seized up from cold.
- Frankish, perh. akin to Gothic satjan to set, put, place
- Medieval Latin sacīre to place (in phrase sacīre ad propriētam to take as one's own, lay claim to)
- Old French saisir
- Middle English saisen, seisen 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged clutch, grab.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged arrest, apprehend. See catch.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged release.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: seize /siːz/ vb (mainly tr)- (also intr; followed by)on : to take hold of quickly; grab
- sometimes followed by on or upon: to grasp mentally, esp rapidly: she immediately seized his idea
- to take mental possession of: alarm seized the crowd
- to take possession of rapidly and forcibly: the thief seized the woman's purse
- to take legal possession of; take into custody
- to take by force or capture: the army seized the undefended town
- to take immediate advantage of: to seize an opportunity
- to bind (two ropes together or a piece of gear to a rope)
- (intransitive) often followed by up: (of mechanical parts) to become jammed, esp because of excessive heat
- the usual US spelling of seise
Etymology: 13th Century saisen, from Old French saisir, from Medieval Latin sacīre to position, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic satjan to set1ˈseizable adj |