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Definitions of seize:

part of speech: verb transitive

To take possession of forcibly: to take hold of: to grasp: to apprehend.

part of speech: noun

SEIZER.

part of speech: verb transitive

To take possession of forcibly or suddenly; grasp; snatch; take hold of.

Usage examples for seize:

• At the same time he rose and prepared to seize the prince by the arm. "The Ghost-Seer (or The Apparitionist), and Sport of Destiny", Frederich Schiller

• If she should give you the slightest hint who the prankster is, seize upon it." "Hoofbeats on the Turnpike", Mildred A. Wirt

• Thus then I seize you! "The Gamester (1753)", Edward Moore Commentator: Charles H. Peake Phillip R. Wikelund

• No, let us seize our opportunity. "Tacitus: The Histories, Volumes I and II", Caius Cornelius Tacitus